The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Us

Luke 4:18

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"

The words in Luke 4:18 were spoken by Jesus himself in the synagogue.  He was confirming all the things that the Scripture said that He was anointed to do on earth.  Later, before He left them, Jesus told the disciples that they would be able to do and should do more than He did.  He let them know that where they were weak in the flesh that He would send the Holy Spirit to perfect His strength in their weaknesses.  As Jesus instructed His disciples, He was also instructing us.  All these things have been set aside for us as well. 

How shortsighted we are when we accept Our Savior’s invitation for salvation, but do not believe in the fullness of our redemption.  Not only did Our Lord come to redeem us from our sins, but He also came in His power and grace to free us from all the bondages of this world.  Though we may currently suffer in the flesh, He released us into the world with freedom and joy in the spirit so that the world may know Him through our living testimonies.

The fullness of our redemption is not just for our own benefit.  We have each been anointed in different ways to do all the things that Jesus Himself was called to do as the Son of Man.  Let us experience the fullness of our redemption.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for anointing us to do Your good work.  We bless the name of Jesus who made it possible for us to receive our anointing.  We rejoice in knowing that the Holy Spirit dwells within us to insure that where we are weak in our flesh, we will be made strong in Christ.  We pray, Lord, that You show us how to take claim of the fullness of our redemption.  Whatever our current situation may be, may we take on the joy and comfort of Your completed promises.  May we find peace knowing that Your power is working in us.  May the world see the anointing that is upon us because Our Savior is within us.  We pray all these things in the name of our Blessed Hope and Assurance, Jesus Christ.