Thought for Today: “The Spirit’s Anointing for Ministry”

The Spirit’s anointing upon our public witness flows from our private time with the Lord at home. David was anointed by Samuel to be king, but this was only the confirmation of what the Lord had already done in David’s life in the quite times while watching the sheep.

Even Jesus took time alone to talk with His heavenly Father. “Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.” (Mark 1:35) And at the end in the Garden of Gethsemane, leaving the disciples behind, He went further in to pray (Matthew 26:39).

How is our quite time with God? Let’s take time to be with the Lord, in His word, in prayer and in worship, and let the Lord minister into our lives so that we can minister into the lives of others.

“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” (Matthew 6:6)

“For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)