Fresh Anointing

In this day of modern technology, new techniques, and methodologies it would seem the kingdom of God would be advancing at a rapid rate. Many churches report they are plateaued or declining in attendance despite having all these modern conveniences. We have everything we could possibly want to make church more effective.

Money cannot buy everything. It cannot buy the fresh anointing of God. When I use the word anointing I mean the supernatural empowering of God's Spirit working through His servants. I am often amazed how much money and effort are spent in local churches and yet how little emphasis is put on prayer. I know we give lip service to prayer. We talk about prayer a lot. Fewer prayer meetings exist than what we talk about. Anointing is birthed in the prayer closet.

The fresh anointing of God can accomplish more in a few minutes and few days than we can ever accomplish on our own in decades of work without it. We need fresh anointing.

I just returned from the sanctuary of FBC Hammond where I spent a season of prayer pleading with God for fresh anointing over me, the pastor, the worship pastor, the youth pastor, and others who will attend the service tonight. I pleaded with the Lord for that fresh old fashioned anointing that technology cannot manufacture and that programs cannot produce.

I think of individuals and churches that have tapped into that supernatural anointing. I think of the Brooklyn Tabernacle that went from a few dozen people to several thousand when they began to pray. I think of the powerful ministry of Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield during the First Great Awakening. Who can dispute the fresh anointing that rested on Billy Graham's ministry for decades. God used Charles Spurgeon to pack the Metropolitan Tabernacle year after year with souls being saved. God used uneducated D.L. Moody to win thousands up thousands to salvation through Jesus. Those men and many others I do not have time to mention all ministered under fresh anointing.

We need that fresh anointing as much today as those ever did. It appears the modern church is content to minister apart from such anointing. I say hold up. It is time for repentance to return to the house of God and spiritual leaders  admit their need of fresh anointing and trying to minister without it.

Busyness is not enough. Jesus told us to bear fruit. That means we are to be effective. Look around at the fruit. Are we filling the pews? If so are will filling them with people who are becoming devoted followers of Jesus? Are those in turn reaching out to other lost souls and bringing them to salvation? Are our churches revived and spiritual awakening sweeping our nation and the world? WE NEED FRESH ANOINTING. Will you cry out for it today?