MEMORY VERSE: Then
Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his
brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day
forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 1 Samuel 16:13
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: II Chronicles 33-36
BIBLE READING: 1Samuel 16:13 -23
The
Most High God is the best friend any man can have. According to 1 John
4:8, He is love. One thing every loving person enjoys doing is giving
gifts especially to those they love. John 3:16 says, “For God so
loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” God,
being the definition of love, give gifts to His friends. The costlier
the gift is, the greater the love. John 15:13 says, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
It is very difficult to give one’s life for an innocent person not to
talk of a worthless sinner like you and i. Yet, He gave His precious
life for us. Romans 5:8 says: “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
He is the best friend any man can have, He is also the worst enemy any
man can have. He is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29). According to Psalm
97:3 says,” A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.”
To be an enemy of the One who fire goes before and consumes His enemies
is suicide. As such, He is an enemy no one wants to have.
The
last thing you want to do is rebel against Him. King Saul became a
rebel and the Lord abandoned him (1 Samuel 15:23). 1 Samuel 16:14 says,
“But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.”
To calm him down whenever the evil spirit tormented him, they searched
for a skilful harp player and found David – a man anointed with the Holy
Ghost (1 Samuel 6:13). A look into a David’s life from the day he was
anointed reveals some of what the anointing of the Holy Ghost does in a
man’s life. The anointing will attract attention to you – it can be
embarrassing at times. As the Lord began to move in David’s life people
began to notice him even Saul’s servant. The anointing will
differentiate you from your peers. There were several skillful harp
players in Israel but David stood out. He was the only one invited to
the palace. The anointing turns a man into an instrument of deliverance.
David would play an ordinary harp and demons will run. Through the
anointing one becomes a solution. When the king had mental problems the
Lord used David to heal him. When Goliath terrorised the people of God,
the Lord used David to solve that problem. The anointing will also cause
a divine relocation. David who used to reside on hills and in caves
with sheep began to live in the palace. The anointing causes a shift in
circumstances or a change of position. David ,a shepherd boy, became the
king’s boy and dined with the king. The anointing attracts favour.
NOTE:
Just as the anointing will attract the attention of man, it will also
attract the attention of demons. Just as it will attract favour,
promotion, and other good things, it will attract challenges – unusual
challenges. The moment David was anointed several wild animals began to
appear – lions, bears, etc. After the animals came Goliath. The reason
why you are facing unusual challenges could be because of what you are
carrying within. However, the power to tear lions apart, blow bears to
death, cut off the head of Goliath comes with the anointing.
PRAYER POINT: Father, please fill anoint me with the Holy Ghost.
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