Prevailing Strategies: The Saved, The Priest and The King

(The Three Levels of the Anointing)

But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things (1 John 2:20).

As a Christian, if you’ve received the Holy Spirit, His grace is on your life; there’s an “unction” on you. That word, “unction” is the same as the anointing. 1 John 2:27 says, “But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.”

This means whatever problem you’re faced with as a child of God, be it financial or in your job, health, family—whatever it may be—the Holy Spirit can teach you what to do. If you would listen to Him in your heart, you’ll hear His voice! You’ll hear Him tell you what to do because it’s His will and desire to guide and lead you from glory to glory, in the path of triumph!

No Christian should walk in darkness or confusion in life. You should never be at crossroads or make the wrong choices and investments in life, because you have a “Teacher” inside you, who has sanctified your mind to think excellently so you can make quality and intelligent decisions.

Read the words of Jesus in John 14:26: “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” By the Holy Spirit, you can know how to run your family, job, business, finances, academics, and everything you need to know about life. Always be conscious that you’re not an ordinary person. You’re blessed and anointed of God, with insight into the mysteries and secrets of life.

…To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:26-27).

The Apostle Paul unveils the mystery that was hidden from ages and from generations; that mystery is “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” What does this mean to you? I need you to ponder on it for a moment.

In certain places in Scripture, where the word “Christ” is used, it could refer to Jesus—the Messiah. In some other places, it could mean the Church, which is His body: “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also, is Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:12). But in our opening scripture, “Christ” doesn’t refer to the Church or the person of Jesus; rather, it refers to the anointing on the man Jesus that made Him different. “Christ” actually means “the anointed one.” Notice the definite article “the” in the phrase “the anointed One,” meaning it’s not just anybody that you call Christ; it’s got to be the anointed one. Praise God!

When he says, “Christ in you, the hope of glory,” he’s talking about the anointing on the person of Christ Jesus. In other words, he’s saying, “That anointing in you, is the hope of glory.” The man Jesus doesn’t live in you, per se; He’s in heaven. Though you might say, “Jesus is in me,” that’s only acceptable in generic terminology, because the man, Jesus, ascended to heaven and He’s seated at the right hand of God. But the Holy Spirit brings His presence and makes His anointing known and available to you today. So, Christ is in you, but not the man Jesus.

Now, this is the mystery: the totality of the character and nature of the man Jesus, all that He represents—His life, power, wisdom, majesty, glory and grace—are in you. Meditate on this and have the “Christ in me” consciousness. Fix your gaze on that truth; put your mind on it, for this is no religion!

“As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit— just as it has taught you, remain in him.”

Many mistake the anointing for the Spirit, but the anointing isn’t the Spirit. The Spirit gives the anointing; the anointing is a divine power and enablement. It’s that power of God that heals, delivers, removes burdens, and causes you to prosper. It brings you victory. It opens doors for you. It uplifts you and causes you to fulfil the will of the Father. It accomplishes works beyond your human ability.

As a child of God, there’s an anointing on your life and another beautiful thing is that the anointing on your life can increase. Sometimes, young people want to do more for the Lord; they want to make more impact with the Gospel by reaching more people. Yes, that’s possible and commendable, but you need increased grace. God will have to increase the authority given to you; but first, you must be faithful with what you already have. If you’re faithful in using what you currently have, then He’ll cause a new anointing to come on you.

If you’re a youth leader in the house of God, for instance, and the Lord has committed fifty members to you to lead, be committed in praying and interceding for those fifty as you would for fifty thousand. If you’re not faithful with the fifty, even if you fast and pray for an increase in membership, it may never happen, because the anointing can’t be increased without faithfulness. Jesus said in Luke 16:10, “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much….” It’s a spiritual principle. Choose to be faithful with whatever the Lord has committed to your hands. Don’t despise little beginnings, because your faithfulness with, and to that which may seem “little” today is what will take you to the next level.

But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us (Hebrews 9:11-12).

In the Old Testament, the temple Solomon built was divided into two parts: outside was the temple courts, where the animals for sacrifices were killed. Then, there was the temple itself; the first part of it being the holy place, and only the priest could go in there then. The second part of it was the most holy place, separated from the first tabernacle with a thick curtain.

While the priest ministered in the holy place, only the high priest could go into the most holy place—the inner sanctuary—and he did that once a year. To go into the most holy place, he had to offer sacrifices to God for himself and for others; he could only go in there with the blood of an animal (Hebrews 9:6-8). Moreover, at the end of one year, that atonement would expire, and another sacrifice would be required.

Regardless of the sacrifices performed by the high priest every year, sin was never put away; the presence of God still wasn’t accessible to the people. More so, the altar where the high priest performed the sacrifices had to be sanctified with other sacrifices before the gifts were put on it, including all the utensils in the temple. In other words, the tabernacle that was supposed to be so holy and make things holy, was itself not holy enough.

Then the Bible says that Jesus, being a high priest in the order of Melchisedec came with a greater and more perfect tabernacle and offered Himself once and for all. Hebrews 10:5 says, “… Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me.” His body was the greater and more perfect tabernacle, and through Him, the presence of God is now open to all who believe. Now we have boldness to “…enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh” (Hebrews 10:19-20).

…Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father… (Revelation 1:5-6).

God has ordained you to reign and rule in life as a king. Not only does He want you to know you’re a king, but He also expects you to live as one; it begins with having a consciousness of royalty. When you look at yourself in the mirror, tell the one on the other side, “You’re a king!” Learn to walk, talk, pray and live as a king, because when God looks at you, He sees a king! Remember, the Bible calls Him the King of kings; He is the Mighty King, but we’re kings under Him. Refuse to see yourself as a helpless, needy person; you are royalty.

As a king, you’ve been divinely mandated to exercise authority and dominion over the devil and the negative forces of darkness. Ecclesiastes 8:4 says, “Where the word of a king is, there is power.” Your words are backed with inherent power to change any negative situation and put the devil to flight. Kings talk bold; they’re not at the mercy of anyone, and it’s not in their nature to be apologetic. So, when you issue commands to Satan or decree a change in any negative situation, do it with boldness.

The Bible says you shall decree a thing, and it shall come to pass (Job 22:28). The Kingdom of God to which you belong is a spiritual kingdom where we reign and rule with words. Therefore, be bold to make decrees; be bold to speak in line with the Word of God, and whatsoever you say shall be established unto you (Mark 11:23).

Living daily with this consciousness will impact positively on your prayer life. Rather than “beg” God in prayer, you’ll pray like the righteous—with authority and power! The reason is that you know that by grace, He has called you to reign through righteousness: “…they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17).

-GSW-