PHANEROO~DEVOTION
2nd October 2017
Apostle Grace Lubega
1 John 2:20 (KJV); But ye have an unction from the Holy One and ye know all things
The anointing of the Holy Spirit and the gift of the Holy Spirit operating on someone’s life are not the same. The anointing executes the gifts of the Holy Spirit. However, He is not subject to only the gift at work in you.
Our theme scripture reveals that a child of God has an unction (anointing) from on high and knows all things.
This means that the Holy Spirit is the spirit of knowledge too. He not only gives you a gift of healing, prophesy etc but He teaches too.
This is the primary ministry of the anointing; to teach you who God is and lead you into the knowledge of Him.
Having a gift of prophesy, healing or demonstration of the Spirit does not mean that you know God intimately. It is possible to have the gift and yet not function in a certain level of the anointing because you are not taught of Him.
Sometimes, the reason why some men can prophesy, heal and demonstrate power but cannot stir the body of Christ to maturity is because they are operating by the gift only and not the fullness of the anointing.
As a child of God, you ought to allow your spirit to be chastised by the Holy Spirit, because when He does, this chastisement builds in you the character of the Spirit that will propel you to the greater things of God. This will distinguish you from a man who only functions by the gift. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY: John 14:26, 1 John 2:27
GOLDEN NUGGET: As a child of God, you ought to allow your spirit to be chastised by the Holy Spirit, because when He does, this chastisement builds in you the character of the Spirit that will propel you to the greater things of God.
PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for this Word. By this knowledge, I grow and mature in the anointing beyond just the gift at work in me. I yield to the unction that teaches; to the chastening of the Spirit; to His convictions; His urgencies and His instruction. My end is of a man whose character is shaped by God. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Source: www.phaneroo.org