The Hidden Truth About the Anointing

[Acts 10:36-38 KJV] “The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) [37] That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; [38] How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him”.

I want to speak to you today about the anointing. The word anointing, like most English words, is both a verb and a noun.

• The anointing is the process of smearing or the pouring of oil or ointment or spirit upon a person, place or things to separate it unto God as holy.
• The anointing is also that presence of the divine person and power of God that augments the strength of men to make them perform in supernatural dimensions.

The anointing, therefore, is a process and a presence, a tangible presence of God, that empowers and equips for supernatural exploits.

We learn from the text that God anointed Jesus Christ with the Holy Ghost and with power. If our Lord Jesus Christ was anointed, then studying His life, we can tell what the anointing is. The text teaches that the anointing has two elements: Spirit and power.

Acts 1:8¹ teaches that we shall receive power after the Holy Ghost comes upon us and we shall be witnesses unto Him. How then was Jesus Christ anointed? He was anointed with the Spirit when He was baptized at the Jordan and with power when He waited in the wilderness (See Luke 4:1-16²).

Two types of anointing

[John 14:16-18 KJV] “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; [17] Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. [18] I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you”.

In the text above, our Lord Jesus Christ speaks of two anointings. It is almost like two separate experiences, so to speak. The Lord speaks about the anointing within and the anointing upon; the within and the upon Spirits.

There are two types of anointing;

• The Spirit Within and
• The Spirit Upon or the Mantling Spirit

The Spirit Within is the anointing that you receive by believing in Christ. It is the John 7:39³ anointing. This is the rivers of living waters that flow from the belly of a believer. This is the anointing that dwells within the believer to teach, convict, lead, and comfort. It is the Spirit that is given to the believer to be able to live the God-kind of life.

The Upon Spirit is a mantle. It is the anointing that comes upon a man or woman for ministry. This sort of anointing comes and can also be lifted. This anointing requires honour, faith, and an atmosphere to manifest. Mark 6:1-5⁴ teaches how the Lord was “unable to do mighty works except to lay hands on a few sick folks and heal them”. The Upon Spirit must be honoured to be effective, it requires faith, and a charging atmosphere to operate. The upon Spirit requires an atmosphere for miracles and healing and importation.

We must understand the difference so that we would understand how to provoke and release them; Different strokes for different folks. We must admit that we need these two anointings for complete manifestation. We need both the Within and Upon Spirit. Remember that spiritual things start on the inside and not outside. You must really pay attention to your innermost spiritual health.

The Upon Spirit is activated by faith, worship, and prayer. It is, however, killed by familiarity.

I pray that the Lord shall cause a spiritual charging from within you. May you experience that change that starts from within. You will have a complete experience soon and your life will never be the same again.

Be blessed, I love you!

Kofi Simpe

Referenced Scriptures

1. Acts 1:8 (KJV): But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ↩︎
2. Luke 4:1-16 (KJV): And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. ↩︎
3. John 7:39 (KJV): (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) ↩︎
4. Mark 6:1-5 (KJV): And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. ↩︎