Thursday, March 15, 2007
Prayer: Lord Jesus, One Who Is full of grace and truth, may your Spirit
continue to lead us into all truth. Amen.
Scripture Reading: 1 John 2:20, 21
What do you see? What is an “anointing”? Who is this written to, that
they know everything? What does it mean to know the truth?
Reading this passage brings to mind a scene from the Bible, where Aaron
is anointed priest and the oil ran down his beard. This anointing was
not “tidy” and “contained.” Oil, ever a picture of the Spirit of God,
flowed in abundance. His garments, the “clothes” he wore while
ministering to God on behalf of the people and to the people on behalf
of God, bore the evidence of his anointing.
How significant that we, Christians in various congregations in this
locale, but engaged together as part of His Church, should hear God’s
comments through David in Psalm 133:
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments
. . .
We have an anointing beyond the one experienced by Aaron, by which God
Himself makes His home in our hearts, and seeks to show Himself through
us as we walk in truth. This isn’t something new, as to content. But our
willingness to allow Him to flow in visible manifestation must be
constantly renewed, because it isn’t always neat and tidy.
“Thank you, O our Father, for giving us Your Son,
And sending Your Spirit to us. Through Jesus we are one.”
May He be glorified.
Willie Franco, Canto Nuevo Ministries