He
Anoints You with Oil
TODAY’S
SCRIPTURE
…You anoint my head with oil…
Psalm 23:5, NKJV.
TODAY’S
WORD
In the Bible, oil is symbolic of the anointing of God. Do
you know what oil does? It makes things flow. Whenever there is friction or
something gets stuck, putting oil on it makes it become more fluid. That’s what
God wants to do for you. He wants to anoint your head with oil. When He does
that, notice what David says in Psalm 23, “Because God anoints me, because I
walk in His favor; surely, goodness and mercy will follow me everywhere I go.”
Friend, God’s anointing makes things easier. People will
go out of their way to be good to you for no reason. You’re going to have
creativity, wisdom and good ideas. God’s anointing on your life will cause the
right doors to open. It will bring the right people across your path. It will
make things go smoother. And the good news is, all you have to do is ask Him
for it. Remember, He longs to be good to you. You can trust that His anointing
will make things easier, and He will lead you into the abundant life He has in
store for you!
PRAYER
FOR TODAY
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your favor in my life
today. Thank You for causing me to be at the right place at the right time.
Anoint my head with Your oil so that I can move forward in the path You have
for me in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
***
5 hours ago
“When the wise men had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. ‘Get up,’ he said, ‘take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.’ So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod.” (Matthew 2:13-15a NIV)
Joseph and Mary had to let a lot of things go because of their faith journey. They left everything they knew when they headed to Egypt. And, in one sense, what they were sacrificing was their comfort at the deepest level.
It is often uncomfortable to trust God and follow his plan because we get comfortable with the wrong things. We get comfortable with our little habits and rituals, the things that get us stuck where we are instead of getting us to where God wants to grow us.
If you commit your health to God, it will probably mean giving up some of your favorite foods. If you commit your finances to God, it will probably mean cutting back on your spending.
It’s uncomfortable to break a habit. It’s uncomfortable to face a fear. It’s uncomfortable to go somewhere you’ve never been before or forgive someone who has hurt you. But growth and change always come through doing those uncomfortable things, and that’s what’s good in it.
But if we don’t face those fears, we continue to hold onto something that makes us feel comfortable and end up turning our back on God who is the source of comfort.
The Bible says, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort” (2 Corinthians 1:3 NIV).
I invite you this Christmas, like never before, to recognize that God is the God of all comfort. And in those moments when you want to turn back to that old habit, that old way of thinking which pulls you off track, turn to God and say, “God, give me your comfort.”
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