"But
the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not
that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things,
and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in
him." (1 John 2:27).
Ignoring the Lord’s instructions
could hinder the flow of the anointing in a man’s life. For example, on a
certain occasion, a prophet from Judah prophesied to King Jeroboam, but the
prophecy got the king offended and pointing at the prophet, he demanded that
he be killed. But immediately, the king’s hand dried up and became stiff.
Terrified, he said to the prophet of God, "…entreat now the favour
of the Lord your God and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me. And
the man of God entreated the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored and became
as it was before" (1 Kings 13:6 AMP).
Something instructive is recorded
for us when you study the entire account in 1 Kings 13. This same
prophet had been commanded by God not to eat bread, drink water or return
through the same way by which he came to the city. The prophet affirmed this
himself when King Jeroboam invited him to his palace to reward him for
restoring his hand; he declined (1 Kings 13:9).
However, upon the invitation of
another "senior prophet," who deceived him, this man of God went in
to eat bread, and drink water, thus disobeying the instruction he had hitherto
received from the Lord (1 Kings 13:19).
The Bible records that when he was
through, "a lion met him by the road and slew him, and his corpse was cast
in the way, and the donkey stood by it; the lion also stood by the corpse"
(1 Kings 13:24 AMP). The same anointing that protected the prophet from
the anger and wrath of King Jeroboam could have protected him from the beast
but it didn’t because the prophet didn’t protect the anointing. Was it God’s
fault? No! God already laid the principle; He said in Ecclesiastes 10:8,
"…whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him." The
prophet breached the hedge by not following God’s instruction.
God wants the best for you at all
times; He’ll never give you a task without ensuring that everything you require
to accomplish it is available to you. He is good; He’s a perfect planner that
you can trust, but He requires you to protect the anointing so you can be fully
established in your life and ministry.
Further Study
1 Kings 13:1-34
Andy Agim
Christ Realities
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