It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil. Isa. 10:27 NKJV
In talking about the anointing that breaks the yoke, the conventional picture in our mind is of someone who is carrying an iron yoke on his neck or a heavy burden on his shoulder. I want to let you know that those kinds of yokes are not as tough as the bondage that is programmed into the very organic existence of the victims of satanic curses and bondage.
Have you been faced with the challenge of loosening a rusted nut with a spanner. In some cases, the nut has been abandoned in an old machine or engine for years and it has rusted so badly. Every time one applies the spanner to it, rather than loosen the nut out of the hole, the spanner wounds the head of the nut. No amount of effort can change the situation. Some ignorant people will begin to strike the nut with hammer and I can assure you that they will cause more damage to the nut, the hole and even the hammer without a meaningful result.
This is the way some go about their issues in life; they think they need to make more efforts and meet more people and travel to greener pastures. Unfortunately, I have seen the case of people who travelled from Africa to the USA or Europe but their life only got worse. I know a young man who sold everything he had and moved over to Dubai; today is paralyzed because his neighbor committed a crime of drug peddling and the government of that country injected his friend and all the young men in that room with harmful drugs. Videos of a man who is roaming the streets of Lagos as mad is viral on Facebook but this man holds many degrees from prominent universities in the USA. Beloved, it is not a matter of geographical movement.
In talking about the rusted nuts; wait till an experienced person comes around; he will instruct them to apply some engine oil on the nut and allow the oil to soak into the hole. The next time they place the spanner on the nut there will be a firm grip and as they turn the nut, it begins to loosen. With very little effort compared to before, they are able to loosen the nut and bring it safely out of the hole.
The nut did not become smaller, the hole did not become bigger; the iron composition of the nut and the hole did not become softer and the spanner did not become stronger. It was the presence of the oil that made all the difference.
This is what the anointing does in our lives; life without the anointing can be quite stressful; ministry without the anointing can be tougher than should be. A servant of God slumped and died because he preached for 3 consecutive days for twenty minutes for each day. It was not the stress of preaching that killed him; he was doing it without the anointing. Just like the oil lubricated the machine and the nuts, that is how the anointing of the Holy Spirit lubricates our lives. He does not reduce the quantity of work but the flow of the anointing comes in between us and our labors, just like the engine oil came between the nut and the hole, and makes a difficult work easy.
Living under curses is like laboring to loosen a rusted nut without lubrication; a person under a curse will struggle even in a very simple enterprise and he will make so much mistakes that could erode his profit. Generational negative patterns are like that; you know that you should be in the east but forces that you cannot see are dragging you back to the west. You know you should be promoted to a particular high office but for reasons you cannot explain, you are not there. In most cases, as you intensify efforts to reach your goal, circumstances around you make it seem like you are doing something wrong.
You cannot continue to fight alone. You need lubrication! You need the enabling lubrication from the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
There are those who struggle under the burden of depression, not because of anything but a demonic emotional state rests on their life. They cannot find peace and it is consequently affecting those around them. People are avoiding them because they are always complaining. It is not by their choice but something has wrapped its ugly nature around their soul.
and provide for those who grieve in Zion — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. Isa. 61:3 NIV
They are grieving or mourning in Zion, even though we are told that upon Mount Zion there shall be deliverance but their Zion has become a place of mourning. (Obadiah. Verse 17)
Take note that there is the negative anointing of mourning which is demonic and there is the anointing oil of joy or gladness which comes from the Holy Spirit. There are those wrapped in garments or spirits of despair; they are not able to move forward in life, not because they do not have the capacity but the spirit of give-up, discouragement and hopelessness rests on them. These fall into the category of people who the Lord Jesus Christ has invited to come to Him for rest of mind.
Today we have a promise that the anointing from the oil of joy will destroy every yoke in your life in Jesus’ name.
Some people currently functioning as heads of families or organization are wondering why it is like a curse. They are at the top but the situation around them make them wish they were at the bottom. There is a battle attached to every elevation and if you want to function well in that office, you need the anointing. Before Saul became the first king of Israel, God made a special arrangement for him to receive the requisite anointing; God instructed Samuel to anointing him.
Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on Saul's head and kissed him, saying, "Has not the Lord anointed you leader over his inheritance? 1 Sam. 10:1 NIV
David was anointed thrice as he progressed in life to rule over Israel.
There is the anointing of protection and there is the anointing of enthronement. There is the warrior anointing and there is the anointing of consecration.
There is the anointing for healing and twice in the New Testament it was mentioned in relation to the healing of the saints.
You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured upon me. Ps. 92:10 NIV
They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them. Mark 6:13 NIV
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. James 5:14 NIV
Let me briefly explain to you what the anointing does in your life; when the anointing rests on you, it soaks into every fabric of your soul and spiritual identity. It soaks into the bindings and yoke spoken and programmed into your person, physically and spiritually. It soaks into your past and into your present. The anointing runs in between your muscles and your mind. It soaks into the organs of your body; your heart, your lungs, your kidneys, your joints and marrows.
Ezekiel prophesied about the anointing in this way,
Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live. Ezek. 47:9 NIV
Salt water represents a cursed life but the anointing can reverse the curses and turn them into blessing; wherever the river of the anointing flows, everything there will live.
The anointing will break the yoke of lack and penury; there will be large numbers of fish.
When the anointing rests on your life, dead organs will begin to come to life.
I want to ask you to buy yourself a bottle of olive oil and use it for your prayers. You can call any of the PNUR Admins to pray the anointing over your oil. At the end of the prayer, pour the oil over yourself and connect to the anointing flowing from today’s prayer.
TO BE CONTINUED
Remember that I am praying for you.
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