STIRE UP THE ANOINTING IN YOU.

Do you remember the story of Samson in the Bible? He accomplished supernatural feats when the anointing came on him mightly. He killed a lion with his bare hands (Judges 14:5-6), defeated one thousands men with the jaw bone of an ass and carried the gates of a city on his shoulders up a hill.

If you don’t study the life of Samson thoroughly, you may not know the role he had to play in activating that anointing. After he was betrayed by Delilah and his hair was shaved, the Bible says he “…. Awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before and shake myself…”(Judges 16:20). I want you to note that he didn’t say, “I will go out as at other times before, and jump up:” rather, he said “…shake myself.” It’s very important to note this! You see, Samson knew that the anointing was triggered whenever he shook himself! It wasn’t enough for his hair to be long, even though that was the symbol of the power of God in his life; he had to shake himself to triggered off the anointing.

Over in the New Testament, the Bible says “…the anointing which ye have ereceived of him abideth in you…”(1 John 2:27). That means unlike Samson, the anointing is in your spirit. But this anointing wouldn’t work just because it’s there. You need to know the things that will stire up the anointing in your own life. This was why Apostle Paul, in his letter to Timothy, reminded him to stir up the anointing in Him continually (2 Timothy 1:6).

One sure way to stir up the anointing is by speaking in other tongues. The Bible says, “He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself” (1 Corinthians 14:4). When that anointing is triggered, anything is possible. Don’t be content to live an ordinary life; trigger off the anointing every day.

Author: Rev. Chris Oyakilome

Senior Pastor; Christ Embassy Church Ministry