READ: Zephaniah 3:14-20
“THE LORD THY GOD IN THE MIDST OF THEE IS MIGHTY; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” – Zephaniah 3:17
The Holy Spirit maintains three important relationships with believers: 1. The Holy Spirit upon us. 2. The Holy Spirit in us. 3. The Holy Spirit with us.
All three relationships are so relevant and so important for us. What we normally call the anointing is the Holy Spirit upon us. What we call the presence of God is what we normally call the Holy Spirit with us. What we call the Holy Spirit baptism is actually the Spirit in us. Each of these relationships of the Holy Spirit with us is unique and produces special and wonderful results in our lives.
We call the Holy Spirit upon us the anointing because of what Jesus said in Luke 4:18.
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE HATH ANOINTED ME to preach the gospel to the poor… Luke 4:18
Jesus said He was anointed because the Spirit of the Lord was upon Him. When the Spirit of the Lord is upon you, you are anointed. When you are anointed, you are empowered to work for God. Luke 4:18,19 describes how Jesus was empowered to preach the gospel to the poor, empowered to heal the broken hearted, empowered to open blind eyes, empowered to set captives free and empowered to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Thus, the anointing is the empowerment to work for God and to do the things you have to do in ministry.
Pastors, evangelists, prophets, singers and helpers are all given the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which are the anointing of the Holy Spirit.