by Emily Wooten
Psalms 23:5. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.
God is laying out a spread of abundance in the very face of our enemies. To prepare is to arrange, set or lay in order, set in array. Perhaps you are struggling with some things that desperately need to be laid in order? God has furnished us with the tools and resources.
Luke 4:18. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Jesus was anointed by the Holy Spirit to heal the sick, raise the dead and all the things Isaiah said he would do. Just before Jesus left to take his place at the right hand of God, he left these words.
Mark 16:15 …Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be damned. 17. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Acts 10:38. How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. 39. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: 40. Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who once and for all paid our price–purchasing our salvation, and any who will believe on the name of Jesus, repent or turn from sin and take him at his word are promised the same anointing to take his word and declare it too.
John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Psalms 23: 6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Romans 8:15. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
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