The bible teaches us to contend to walk in the fullness of the prophetic anointing. We need the anointing of the Holy Spirit to walking in Holiness. We also need His anointing to walking prophetic ministries like healing the sick, casting out demons and prophesying in order to demonstrate the power of the gospel we preach. True apostolic faith is what we need and we need to have biblical ideas, biblical lifestyles and biblical experience. Like fire requiring oxygen, fuel and temperature to burn, we cannot afford to give up any one of the three elements! Let's look at how we could contend for the fullness of the prophetic anointing in a biblical way.
First, we must have a clear vision for the fullness of the Holy Spirit. There is more. The Lord desires to give us His fullness. We must be in agreement with Lord in order to receive what He gives us. Just like salvation, the work has been fully completed by Jesus, but we have to respond with faith in agreement with the Lord in order to receive it. The same applies to the prophetic anointing of the Holy Spirit. It is a free gift but we need to receive it with a clear vision for the fullness. Do not be satisfied with a little bit of personal experiences. You know deep down in your heart that there is more. Continue to press in believing that you can receive the fullness as the Lord promised.
Secondly, we must be grateful for everything God has given to us. While we crave for the fullness, we are also thankful for anything that the Lord gives us and shows us no matter how small it is in our eyes. We do not despise the day of small beginnings. We continue to be grateful and faithful in whatever the Lord commissions us to do.
Thirdly, in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests made known unto God (Phil 4:6). Prayer and fasting is the way for the power of God to break forth. He gave us this great privilege to pray and cooperate with Him in releasing His blessings. Prayer and fasting do not earn us more blessings and they position and tenderize ourselves to receive and be in agreement with God. And while we are in deeper agreement with the Lord, our prayers release greater power.
Fourth, we must live the Kingdom of Heaven lifestyle. We do this by living according to what the Lord taught us in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5-7). An old wineskin cannot carry new wine. Our inner man is reborn through the Holy Spirit. We must be holy as our Father is holy. We believe we can because we know that we are no longer a slave of sin but a slave of righteousness. We seek to live totally free of compromise. But when we fail, we do not get discouraged but we repent and try again wholeheartedly.
Finally, be prepared to bear the reproach and stigma of the anointing. Often what comes with the great anointing is great trouble. The Lord would protect His servants from pride with suffering. This is a protection by fire. Like Paul who received tremendous anointing of the Holy Spirit, but the suffering he went through is also unthinkable. However, nothing satisfies you more than a deep fellowship with the Lord. Do not be intimidated by the hardship ahead of you. Press in for the fullness of the Holy Spirit. You will not regret.
First, we must have a clear vision for the fullness of the Holy Spirit. There is more. The Lord desires to give us His fullness. We must be in agreement with Lord in order to receive what He gives us. Just like salvation, the work has been fully completed by Jesus, but we have to respond with faith in agreement with the Lord in order to receive it. The same applies to the prophetic anointing of the Holy Spirit. It is a free gift but we need to receive it with a clear vision for the fullness. Do not be satisfied with a little bit of personal experiences. You know deep down in your heart that there is more. Continue to press in believing that you can receive the fullness as the Lord promised.
Secondly, we must be grateful for everything God has given to us. While we crave for the fullness, we are also thankful for anything that the Lord gives us and shows us no matter how small it is in our eyes. We do not despise the day of small beginnings. We continue to be grateful and faithful in whatever the Lord commissions us to do.
Thirdly, in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests made known unto God (Phil 4:6). Prayer and fasting is the way for the power of God to break forth. He gave us this great privilege to pray and cooperate with Him in releasing His blessings. Prayer and fasting do not earn us more blessings and they position and tenderize ourselves to receive and be in agreement with God. And while we are in deeper agreement with the Lord, our prayers release greater power.
Fourth, we must live the Kingdom of Heaven lifestyle. We do this by living according to what the Lord taught us in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5-7). An old wineskin cannot carry new wine. Our inner man is reborn through the Holy Spirit. We must be holy as our Father is holy. We believe we can because we know that we are no longer a slave of sin but a slave of righteousness. We seek to live totally free of compromise. But when we fail, we do not get discouraged but we repent and try again wholeheartedly.
Finally, be prepared to bear the reproach and stigma of the anointing. Often what comes with the great anointing is great trouble. The Lord would protect His servants from pride with suffering. This is a protection by fire. Like Paul who received tremendous anointing of the Holy Spirit, but the suffering he went through is also unthinkable. However, nothing satisfies you more than a deep fellowship with the Lord. Do not be intimidated by the hardship ahead of you. Press in for the fullness of the Holy Spirit. You will not regret.
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