I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit - just as it has taught you, remain in him.
John mentioned that each believer should have the anointing of the Lord in his life. And he said that the anointing is real. What is anointing? The Bible uses the anointing for many times to illustrate the work of the Spirit. When we accept Jesus as our personal savior, the Spirit will live inside us. The most important goal for the Spirit to live inside us is to let us be sure that we belong to God. 2 Corinthians 1:21 states that when the Spirit anoints us, the anointing is like a seal on us. What is a seal for? I usually would put a seal of "Tong Liu's book collection" on every book I buy, which states that that book belongs to me. If you fail to return a book you have borrowed from me, next time you open the book and see the seal, you will realize that it belongs to me, so you should return as soon as possible. Likewise, the anointing of the Spirit puts a seal on us to let us know that we all belong to God. The enemies may attack us. The world may put us under siege. But we can never be separated from the love of the Lord, for we belong to the Lord.
The anointing of the Lord will also shed light on us, so that we may understand His Words. If without the leading of the Spirit, one would forget what he has read when he reads God's Words. Someone once said that God's Words are just like raw rice. One cannot chew it up. Nor can he digest it even if he manages to swallow it. Many people just feel that when they read the Bible. But when the Spirit lives inside us, it is like putting raw rice in a rice cooker. The raw rice will be cooked. And we can read and assimilate, and it will become the strength in our life. The anointing of the Lord then can guide us into the truth and help us understand His Words.
The anointing of the Spirit can also guide us in our daily life. The Spirit has another name, the counselor. Counselors in the world are never perfect. They can see the problem. But they can never set people free from the power of the darkness. Only when the Spirit comes, will He help us no longer live in the darkness, and set us free from the power of the sins.
Do you know that you belong to God? Many believers still live under the deception and accusation of the enemies without joy or peace, for they haven't realized that they belong to God, nor have they realized that there is the anointing of the Lord in their life. May the Spirit open our eyes today, so that we can understand and enter into His grace.
Pray with Pastor Tong Liu
Lord, we thank you for giving us the Spirit inside. This anointing is real. And it will guide us into your Words. It will guide us and become our strength and help. Lord, we welcome you to rule in each area of my life. We thank you and we pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen!
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