The word “Christ” means “anointed. Something that is anointed has oil smeared or rubbed over it to consecrate it for service. Often in the Bible we read the phrase, “Lord Jesus Christ”. As I break this down I come up with “Master, Controller (lord) Jehovah is salvation (Jesus) smear or rub with oil, that is to consecrate to an office of religious service (Christ “anoint”).
Something or someone that is anointed has to be touched by heaven. You and I, who are called to be Priest to the Lord, need this contact. We need to be anointed. In fact we cannot do our job as a priest until we have something that connects us to God and separates us from the world. Until that happens we are just “talking about God” and are not “testifying about God”.
We, you and I, are also the oil poured out upon this world so that all we contact have the opportunity to be in contact with heaven. In a life that is often focused on getting, we are agents of giving. The calling of priests to the Lord presumes God freely has something to give us to give away. Is it not easy to fall victim to a “need to get” mentality? Today as I live, I am going to try to believe (have faith) that God is going to contact me, so that I have something to smear all over others. I think I’ll take some paper towels along.
Something or someone that is anointed has to be touched by heaven. You and I, who are called to be Priest to the Lord, need this contact. We need to be anointed. In fact we cannot do our job as a priest until we have something that connects us to God and separates us from the world. Until that happens we are just “talking about God” and are not “testifying about God”.
We, you and I, are also the oil poured out upon this world so that all we contact have the opportunity to be in contact with heaven. In a life that is often focused on getting, we are agents of giving. The calling of priests to the Lord presumes God freely has something to give us to give away. Is it not easy to fall victim to a “need to get” mentality? Today as I live, I am going to try to believe (have faith) that God is going to contact me, so that I have something to smear all over others. I think I’ll take some paper towels along.
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