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February 8
WEAK, THOUGH ANOINTED
by Ray Prinzing
"I am this day weak, though anointed king..." (2 Samuel 3:39).
Much teaching in
charismatic circles emphasizes the verse, "ye shall receive
power, after that the holy Spirit has come upon you..." (Acts
1:8), and they stop right there, thrilled with the thought that if
you want power, get anointed. But it is needful that we
understand the purpose of these present day anointings, which
literally become our "anointing for burial." The rest of the verse
reads, "ye shall be witnesses unto Me..." The
anointing is to enable us to lay down our own self life, so that
thenceforth we become a manifestation of HIS LIFE. But it
requires power to be able to face this death-to-self-process, and that is why the
anointing of the holy Spirit is given unto us. It is for our
burial. Then comes the resurrection life, His life rising out
of our earthen vessel, "that the excellency of the power may be
of God, and not of us." (2 Corinthians 4:7).
It is a fact, the more
we walk by His anointing, the weaker our flesh will become, and He
will subdue us, crucify every form of resistance of the carnal
nature. Nothing like the glorious anointing of the holy Spirit
to make us weak - weak, and yet so very strong, for there is a power
released of which few know anything about, because they refuse to
accept the sphere of weakness wherein HE IS MADE STRONG.
Again we say with the
Psalmist, "He weakened my strength in the way." (Psalm
102:23). He diminished me, brought me to nothing, until we had
nothing left wherein to boast, nor in which we could glory in
ourselves. But then is when we truly find that "My grace is
sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness.
Most gladly therefore will we glory in our weaknesses, that the
power of Christ might rest upon us. - for when I am weak, then am I
strong." (2 Corinthians 12:9-10).
And when my weakness I can give
To Him, He takes this negative
And births a strength so positive.
O new creation, rise and live.
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