The grain offering in the Old Testament speaks of Jesus’ sacrifice, and oil in the Bible speaks of the anointing of the Holy Spirit. So the grain offering of fine flour, which had oil poured on it, speaks of Jesus’ humanity being anointed by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus is fully God. But when He came to earth, He literally emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant (see Philippians 2:7). That is why He needed to be anointed of the Holy Spirit before He could begin His ministry (see John 1:33). Though fully God, He did things by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus was anointed to bring the blessings of God into the lives of people. He first spoke of His anointing when He was preaching in His hometown—“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor” (Luke 4:18).
Today, Jesus’ anointing has come upon you (see 1 John 2:20). The Bible says that “the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you” (1 John 2:27). But how is this anointing in you released?
My friend, it is when you call upon Jesus’ name. In Song of Solomon 1:3, the virgins, representing the church, love His name, which is like ointment poured forth when spoken. When they called upon His Name, His fragrance was released and the anointing was poured forth.
So when you call upon the name of Jesus, you are releasing His anointing. Call upon His name when you are feeling down and His anointing will lift your spirit up. If you are feeling dry and empty, just say, “Jesus, Jesus.” Before you know it, a river of refreshing will gush forth as His anointing flows. Call upon His name when you need a breakthrough and His anointing will release it to you.
Romans 10:13 says that “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” So call on Jesus’ name and watch His anointing release your deliverance, healing, protection and provision, and make you whole!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
What is the first thing you say or think of when you are scared? When you need help, where do you turn first? Do you always wait until you've run out of power before you turn to the Lord? Jesus should be our first call, He should be who we turn to first. He's not our Lord to fill in the blanks or clean up the mess, He's our Lord because it's His power we need at the first sign of trouble. When you turn to Jesus first, you'll begin to see you don't have so many emergencies in your life. The problems in life don't seem so hard when you go to Him first. Naturally, it's best to rely upon Him even before trouble comes. Knowing that the Lord will take care of the situation, makes any situation OK. Jesus came and became human so He could experience first hand the pain and suffering and sorrow we do. He then took all of that along with our disobedience and all of our sin debt and paid the full price for our redemption. Jesus came for you. God so loved you that He sent Jesus to come and die in your place. When Jesus rose from the dead He sent His own Holy Spirit to come live in you. His own Holy Spirit is in us to comfort us and calm our fears. Of all that God has done, it seems the main thing He has done is for you. Today, thank God for His love, for His Son, for His Holy Spirit and thank Him for all He has done for you.
