READ: Luke 7:2-10
“…Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.“ – Zechariah 4:6
As I studied the Word of God, I realized that the mystery of impartation of anointing through the soaking of the Word is a reality. It is biblical! It is doctrinally sound and it is experimentally real!
Anyone who exposes himself to “soaking in” the Word through books and tapes is exposing himself to more of the anointing! When you do that, only good things will happen to you.
On different occasions I have heard people describe how they have received the anointing as they sat in the congregation and received the ministry of the Word. One pastor described how he felt warm drops of anointing falling on his head as I spoke the Word at a Camp Meeting. I believe the Lord was anointing this man.
T. L. Osborne, the great evangelist, described how God changed his ministry as he sat under the ministry of William Branham. It all happened in a moment, and then he was anointed to go out and be a great witness to the world. It is interesting that outsiders sometimes are better receivers than insiders. Do you remember the story of the centurion whose servant was sick? He sent for Jesus because he knew that Jesus had the anointing and power to heal.
It is difficult to describe it but when it is there you know it is there! The anointing is a bit like beauty – when you see it, you know it! You cannot easily explain how or why you recognize beauty . But when you see beauty , you know that it is there, and so it is with the anointing!