Learning to be Compatible with the Anointing

[Vine Abider]

These are entries from two consecutive days recently in "The Supplied Life" devotional.  This makes the concept of the inner Anointing's teaching to be very practical to me.  All Christians, I think, have had the experience of having an inner sense about something we were about to do. For me, oftentimes, there may be a loss of inner peace, and I just know an activity or way of speaking is not the way to go.  As I go in in the Christian walk, I learn more and more to heed these inner sensations.  How about you?

"But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him." 1 John 2:27

Being compatible with the Lord's voice is described by the apostle John as being taught by the anointing. The word anointing is the verbal form of the noun, the anointed One. Anointing in Greek is chrisma and simply refers to the movement and action of the anointed One, Christ (Christos). John says, "The same anointing teaches you." This means that the movement and action of the Lord within us has the ability to communicate to us and teach us. Thus, the way we hear the Lord's voice is by the anointing. This kind of speaking does not come in the form of plain words written on a page. Rather, it is an inner movement of the anointed One within us. The anointing abides in us. This anointing should not be thought of as an extraordinary gift that a few spiritual people possess. The anointing is simply the movement and inner activity of Christ Himself in all His redeemed and regenerated children.

In our daily experience the anointing teaches us by giving us an inner knowing. This teaching is by the life-movement and consciousness within us. It is a different kind of teaching from the Old Testament law of letters written on tablets of stone. The anointing is a kind of teaching that comes out of our fellowship with the Lord and our inner sensitivity to Him.

"But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things." 1 John 2:20

We may liken the teaching of the anointing to our being taught in the physical realm. For example, if we walk into a room in which the temperature is one hundred degrees, the presence of heat teaches us to take off our jacket. There is no need to read a sign that says, "Take off your jacket." The presence of heat automatically teaches us to take it off. It is the presence of something that teaches, not a teaching by audible words or outward letters of instruction. We can say that the temperature itself teaches us with the voice of a "felt presence." The anointing works in the same way within us. The anointing is the presence of a Person moving within us. Thus, whenever we are taking a certain course of action that is not compatible with the Lord, we sense a bothering or troubling within. We lose our normal inward poise of peace.

For instance, you are about to complain to someone because you are right and they are wrong about something they did or did not do. But as you actually launch into your argument, the more you speak, the more there is the presence of "heat." You feel uncomfortable, you feel awkward, you lose your peace, and you yourself sense that what you are saying is not compatible with your insides. Just as heat teaches you to take off your jacket, so the presence of the anointing teaches you to stop talking in a complaining way. The reason you are unable to keep talking is not because someone is telling you not to talk that way. You cannot talk because you have an inward forbidding. You are just not free and at liberty to speak that way anymore. This kind of experience is the anointing teaching you. The anointing's voice made it clear that your words were not compatible with the Lord. This kind of experience is not an occasion for taking condemning thoughts and accusations about yourself. Rather, it is an occasion for learning to be compatible with the Lord's life in your speaking and attitude.

[PATrobas]

Several verses come to mind. James 1:21  "Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls." Here is a reference to both the living Word of God and the Word which has been read, heard, studied, and memorized. It has been engrafted, or planted in us, and is available to the Holy Spirit to use as needed in our ministries. It is the realization of the promise from Jesus in Mark 13:11  "But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost." 

The next verse is 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."  Here again is the realization of Jesus promise of the Holy spirit who now tabernacles within us.

The anointing of 1 John 2:27 is that which was promised by Jesus to be in us, the very Holy Spirit of God. Though I agree with the practical aspect of the devotional, I am leery of those who lean towards "feelings" as affirmation of God's leading as opposed to the direct Word of God. Even though I experience those "feelings" or "leadings" every day, I always look for them not to be in opposition with the written Word.

Good though, VA, as all your postings. Thanks.

 

[Sower]

5 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

The anointing's voice made it clear that your words were not compatible with the Lord. This kind of experience is not an occasion for taking condemning thoughts and accusations about yourself. Rather, it is an occasion for learning to be compatible with the Lord's life in your speaking and attitude.

Thanks VA. I would think for me to sum up that every believer develops his communion with the holy spirit each in his own way.
I personally do not hear a 'inner voice' the way so many say they do. It's more like when  I recall as needed; "I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you" I store light within and the spirit prompts this understanding when needed.

                My go to,  "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up"

It may not sound applicable to anointed learning specifically however, when I quote it in my mind and then consider his words, I sense the Lord has 'turned his head' to listen, to hear me when I loose 'self' and bow down remembering he's my creator..

"And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him"

Using the scriptures concerning this 'anointing' (unction/smearing, from God) that I received when I was born again, is being enabled to call upon the power of God available to us in his promises, the word,  providing I am abiding  in his will. Approaching the throne with boldness (as instructed with confidence), clothed in humility. I know it's weird, yet I have the confidence. (belief)

     (God does NOT lie)   “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”    

Including;  spiritual understanding-wisdom-spiritual discernment-abiding-walking in the spirit-receive power to witness-burdened to share good news-to forgive-to love-show mercy-etc-to do what I was created to do for His glory, good works..

Thanks VA..

Addem dum..

I believe every day I quench the spirit, and grieve the spirit, knowingly and unknowingly. I believe most do.
Some are the little things that grieve him, thoughts usually that don't seem bad yet can grow (vain imaginations), that may  become big things when not dealt with, and then I can quench the spirit.

I can tell when the fellowship is lost. Power enablement lost. That's when I recall to mind, 'humble thyself before the Lord and he will lift me up'  Fellowship restored, press on. Not looking back;  "Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead" running the race. Continually quoting "Lord make straight my path"!

      "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.
      The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man (doing the right thing) availeth much"
                                                Humble thyself..       (It's ok to seek humility)

 

[enoob57]

The Word of God also leads me and I cannot ignore the truths that flow from it...

Because I believe satan would want any of us to trust in anything other than God's Word say imagined things
2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJV)
[5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Feelings and intuitions must have basis that is found in the objective source of God's Word
Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)
[12] There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

My appologies but can there be really any other thing to guide us than Scripture?
Psalms 119:9
9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:11
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
KJV
Psalms 119:16
16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:17
17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:25
25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:28
28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:38
38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
KJV
Psalms 119:41
41 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:42
42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:50
50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
KJV
Psalms 119:58
58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:65
65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:67
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:74
74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:76
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
KJV
Psalms 119:81
81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:82
82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
KJV
Psalms 119:89
89 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
KJV
Psalms 119:101
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:105
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
KJV
Psalms 119:107
107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:114
114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:116
116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
KJV
Psalms 119:133
133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
KJV
Psalms 119:140
140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
KJV
Psalms 119:147
147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:148
148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:154
154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:158
158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:160
160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
KJV
Psalms 119:161
161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:162
162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
KJV
Psalms 119:169
169 Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:170
170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:172
172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
KJV
Psalms 138:2
2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
KJV
 

[Vine Abider]

4 hours ago, enoob57 said:

My appologies but can there be really any other thing to guide us than Scripture?
Psalms 119:9
9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:11
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
KJV
Psalms 119:16
16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:17
17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:25
25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:28
28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:38
38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
KJV
Psalms 119:41
41 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:42
42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:50
50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
KJV
Psalms 119:58
58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:65
65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:67
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:74
74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:76
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
KJV
Psalms 119:81
81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:82
82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
KJV
Psalms 119:89
89 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
KJV
Psalms 119:101
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:105
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
KJV
Psalms 119:107
107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:114
114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:116
116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
KJV
Psalms 119:133
133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
KJV
Psalms 119:140
140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
KJV
Psalms 119:147
147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:148
148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:154
154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:158
158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:160
160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
KJV
Psalms 119:161
161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:162
162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
KJV
Psalms 119:169
169 Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:170
170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
KJV
Psalms 119:172
172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
KJV
Psalms 138:2
2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
KJV
 

 

I see the clear need for both - we need both the word and the inner Anointing (both are Christ).  Yes, without the word, we might be deceived by some erroneous feeling. But without the Anointing confirming the word, we could have just dead letter - "The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life."

The Anointing makes the word come alive in us, and uses the word to direct our paths.  We are to walk according to the Spirit/spirit (our joined spirit, one with Him).

[enoob57]

@Vine Abider My sufficiency seems just as God has written it...
2 Timothy 3:15 (KJV)

[15] And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

[17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

I see my idea on this clearly written out in Scripture... but find no such clarity in your position...

[Vine Abider]

53 minutes ago, enoob57 said:

@Vine Abider My sufficiency seems just as God has written it...
2 Timothy 3:15 (KJV)

[15] And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

[17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

I see my idea on this clearly written out in Scripture... but find no such clarity in your position...

So help me understand your perspective - are we not supposed to know or follow the Lord's inner leading?  (and of course, there are myriad verses about His Spirit and life in us operating, leading us, speaking to us, teaching us, transforming us, etc., right?)

[PATrobas]

2 hours ago, enoob57 said:

@Vine Abider My sufficiency seems just as God has written it...
2 Timothy 3:15 (KJV)

[15] And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

[17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

I see my idea on this clearly written out in Scripture... but find no such clarity in your position...

What does this verse mean if not the combination of both the Word and the Spirit that teaches us?

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." 

Thanks.

[Vine Abider]

36 minutes ago, PATrobas said:

What does this verse mean if not the combination of both the Word and the Spirit that teaches us?

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." 

Thanks.

Exactly - that's why we need both the word and the indwelling Spirit of Christ!  The Jews in the OT had the word, but in the New covenant we are blessed with His life within to also teach us!

[missmuffet]

22 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

These are entries from two consecutive days recently in "The Supplied Life" devotional.  This makes the concept of the inner Anointing's teaching to be very practical to me.  All Christians, I think, have had the experience of having an inner sense about something we were about to do. For me, oftentimes, there may be a loss of inner peace, and I just know an activity or way of speaking is not the way to go.  As I go in in the Christian walk, I learn more and more to heed these inner sensations.  How about you?

"But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him." 1 John 2:27

Being compatible with the Lord's voice is described by the apostle John as being taught by the anointing. The word anointing is the verbal form of the noun, the anointed One. Anointing in Greek is chrisma and simply refers to the movement and action of the anointed One, Christ (Christos). John says, "The same anointing teaches you." This means that the movement and action of the Lord within us has the ability to communicate to us and teach us. Thus, the way we hear the Lord's voice is by the anointing. This kind of speaking does not come in the form of plain words written on a page. Rather, it is an inner movement of the anointed One within us. The anointing abides in us. This anointing should not be thought of as an extraordinary gift that a few spiritual people possess. The anointing is simply the movement and inner activity of Christ Himself in all His redeemed and regenerated children.

In our daily experience the anointing teaches us by giving us an inner knowing. This teaching is by the life-movement and consciousness within us. It is a different kind of teaching from the Old Testament law of letters written on tablets of stone. The anointing is a kind of teaching that comes out of our fellowship with the Lord and our inner sensitivity to Him.

"But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things." 1 John 2:20

We may liken the teaching of the anointing to our being taught in the physical realm. For example, if we walk into a room in which the temperature is one hundred degrees, the presence of heat teaches us to take off our jacket. There is no need to read a sign that says, "Take off your jacket." The presence of heat automatically teaches us to take it off. It is the presence of something that teaches, not a teaching by audible words or outward letters of instruction. We can say that the temperature itself teaches us with the voice of a "felt presence." The anointing works in the same way within us. The anointing is the presence of a Person moving within us. Thus, whenever we are taking a certain course of action that is not compatible with the Lord, we sense a bothering or troubling within. We lose our normal inward poise of peace.

For instance, you are about to complain to someone because you are right and they are wrong about something they did or did not do. But as you actually launch into your argument, the more you speak, the more there is the presence of "heat." You feel uncomfortable, you feel awkward, you lose your peace, and you yourself sense that what you are saying is not compatible with your insides. Just as heat teaches you to take off your jacket, so the presence of the anointing teaches you to stop talking in a complaining way. The reason you are unable to keep talking is not because someone is telling you not to talk that way. You cannot talk because you have an inward forbidding. You are just not free and at liberty to speak that way anymore. This kind of experience is the anointing teaching you. The anointing's voice made it clear that your words were not compatible with the Lord. This kind of experience is not an occasion for taking condemning thoughts and accusations about yourself. Rather, it is an occasion for learning to be compatible with the Lord's life in your speaking and attitude.

Is this the "new anointing" that you are talking about? It is not necessarily biblical. The Bible never tells us to ask for the Holy Spirit to come upon us for a simple reason. He has already come. All believers are supernaturally and permanently anointed by the Holy Spirit.