The Same Anointing

Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me…..

This verse quoted here is the fulfillment of the prophecy that Isaiah made, and is being attributed to Jesus. When Jesus stood and quoted this prophecy, all in the hearing understood where it was from. Then Jesus said that this verse is referring to me. In each case, it continues to say what the Spirit has anointed Jesus to do.

He said that He was anointed to, among other things; preach the gospel, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty, and to offer the recovery of sight. Jesus not only said these things, He went on to do each of these and more. The thing that should be noted here is that He acknowledged where His ability to do these things came from.

The Holy Spirit is the working agent of the Godhead. He is where the power to perform comes from. If you will notice throughout the Bible, Old and New Testament, it was when the Spirit was upon someone that they were able to accomplish supernatural feats. The same was true with Jesus, and He is our example.

We know that God is unchangeable. This means that there has not been any change in the work and ministry of the Spirit; He is still doing today what He has always done.

What does this mean to us today? That is a good question, and the answer can revolutionize our lives and Christianity in general. I can say by personal experience that when I learned this truth, my life and ministry was changed forever. Romans 8:11 tells us that the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead, dwells in us. Jesus said that He would send us the Spirit to dwell in us and to empower us. He did just that, the Spirit has come to dwell inside of all believers. He is waiting to be released to accomplish all the things that He did in the life and ministry of Jesus. Let Him work in and through you today.