THE HOLY SPIRIT 6 EMBLEMS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 5 (THE HOLY SPIRIT- YOUR OIL FROM ON HIGH) 18. The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19. To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD. (Luke 4:18-19) * We honour the balm of Gilead for sustaining us one more time in this dark world. Were gradually getting to the end of the first phase of our series on the Holy Spirit, even His Emblems. I would be revealing the mysteries and the importance of the Holy Spirit as oil. I pray that at the end of todays message youll experience the blessedness of the Holy Spirit as your oil in the name of Jesus. *There’re different kinds of oil. We have oil taken from the ground used for making various products (like gasoline). Theres also oil for making different part of a machine run smoothly and also another form which is used as a fuel to produce heat and light. In our study on this Emblem, well be looking at the oils revealed in the bible foreshadowing the work of the Holy Spirit. Oil in the bible is mostly from the Olive tree or the Olive berries. The olive was one of the most valuable trees to the ancient Hebrews. It is first mentioned in Scripture when the dove returned to Noah’s ark carrying an olive branch in its beak (Gen.8:11). Since that time, the olive branch has been a symbol of “peace” to the world, and we often hear the expression, “extending an olive branch” to another person as a desire for peace. It was an article of great importance in Palestine and most part of the Middle East. It’s from this olive that we get the olive oil which is the basis for most of the oils we see in the bible. The oil as a prophetic picture of the Holy Spirit can be divided into two; (I) OLIVE OIL: This is a fat obtained from the olive, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The oil is produced by pressing whole olives. To get the olive oil, there’s first of all an exercise of shaking the tree and its branches vigorously, causing the olive to fall to the ground. Sometimes the branches were beaten with poles to facilitate the dropping of the fruit. Once gathered, the olives would be used to extract olive oil by means of a mortar and pestle (Exo.27:20), or by using a stone press to grind them. In order to make oil, the olives were bruised in a mortar, crushed in a press loaded with wood or stones, ground in a mill, or trodden with the feet. The “BEATEN” oil of Exodus 27:20, 29:40, Lev.24:2, and Num.28:5, was most likely made by bruising in a mortar. This forms the basis for the second oil. (II) ANOINTING OIL: The word “anoint“ means to rub on. Olive can be described as anointing oil by some people because it can be rubbed on the skin like the way a person applies pomade. However, there’s a special oil, a typology of the Holy Spirit that God commanded Moses to compound based some instructions He gave him. It’s this oil that is recognized as anointing oil in the sight of God. Anointing oil, mentioned 20 times in Scripture, was used in the Old Testament for pouring on the head of the high priest and his descendants and sprinkling the tabernacle and its furnishings to mark them as holy and set apart to the Lord (Exodus 25:6; Leviticus 8:30; Numbers 4:16). Three times it is called the holy, anointing oil, and the Jews were strictly forbidden from reproducing it for personal use (Exodus 30:32-33). The recipe for anointing oil is found in Exodus 30:23-24; it contained myrrh, cinnamon, calamus and cassia mixed together in the prescribed quantities with olive oil. *All these two oils are typologies of the Holy Spirit and His work in the life of the believer. There are so many things that the Holy Spirit as oil depicts or does in our lives or in the Christendom. Amongst some of them are the following; (1) LORDSHIP AND RULERSHIP: The oil was an emblem of God’s sovereignty, Lordship and Rulership ability on man. Oil was used to anoint “kings” to office (I Sam.10:1, I Kings 1:39; II Kings 9:1, 6). When David was chosen to be king of Israel, God said to Samuel the prophet, “Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse, the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons” (I Sam.16:1). When David the youngest son was presented before Samuel, he “took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward”(I Sam.16:13). God said, “I have found My servant David; with My holy oil, I have anointed him” (Psalm 89:20). The Holy Spirit came upon David even as the Prophet released the Physical emblem of the Spirit. This was the spirit of Lordship. The Holy Spirit as a Holy oil gave Him the ability to rule as a king because of His sovereignty. Anyone that God chooses will get this Lordship ability that the oil provides in order to rule as a king. We’ve been made Kings (Revelation 1:6) and thus, this Spirit of Lordship has been bestowed upon as because of God’s sovereignty and love. (2) JOY AND GLADNESS: Oil also symbolized gladness and joy. David wrote of the Messiah, “You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness more than your companions” (Psalm 45:7). The Messiah will give to His people “the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified” (Isaiah 61:3). Joy, symbolized by oil, is the second fruit of the Holy Spirit listed by the apostle Paul: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness [meekness], self control” (Gal.5:22-23). God’s Spirit is the Spirit of joy, and joy is associated with the oil of the olive! Additionally, the olive tree from which we get the oil is also associated with the Festival of Joy – the Feast of Tabernacles. In Nehemiah we read that during the Feast of Tabernacles, God’s people are to “dwell” or “sit” in booths, or sukkah, small, temporary dwellings, out-of-doors, under the open sky, as a testimony of their faith and obedience to God, and as a symbol of walking and living intimately with God (Nehemiah 8:14-15). This was to be a great, tremendous time of joy overflowing and running over! The Feast is called “the festival of our joy” by the Jewish people, because God commands especially for this festival we must “rejoice” (Deut.14:26). At the festival, God commands, “you shall rejoice in all to which you have put your hand” (Deut.12:7). “And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God” (Deut.12:12; see also verse 18). Three times in one single chapter, God thunders, “REJOICE”!!! Do we get the message? “The joy of the LORD shall be your strength” (Nem.8:10).” THIS JOY IS FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO IS OUR OIL. (3)ILLUMINATION (OIL FOR LAMP): Again, oil serves as fuel for lamps. In order words it enhances illumination. In the parable of the ten virgins, five wise and five foolish, the foolish ones allowed the oil in their lamps to run out (Matt.25:3). The “lamp” is a symbol of the human spirit (Proverbs 20:27) while the oil represents the Holy Spirit, the indwelling Spirit of God. God’s Spirit sheds illumination on the laws and commandments of God, giving us understanding and wisdom and knowledge. Without it, God’s Word will be like mysterious allegories and paradoxes. But God’s Spirit opens His Word and His Law to our understanding, so we can grasp and obey them! Not only that but also in times where we’re betwixt two, where we don’t know what decision to make, He gives us that insight necessary for a glorious life in Christ. Again, when a lamp was filled with olive oil, the wick maintained a steady flame until the fuel ran out. So it is with God’s people. When we are filled with His Spirit, our spiritual light shines brightly and gives a steady, radiant light! (Matt.5:14-16). In New Testament times, it was customary for the bearer of the lamp to attach a small container of olive oil to one finger by means of a string, to safeguard against oil depletion and loss of light. In the same way we must keep the oil of the Spirit in us at all times. (4)HEALING: Again, oil depicts healing and soundness. Olive oil was also used as a medicine to anoint wounds. It was used both internally and externally. Its soothing and protective qualities made it valuable remedies for gastric disorders, and its qualities as a mild laxative were widely recognized in ancient times. Externally, it was used for bruises and wounds. Isaiah wrote, “From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; they have not been closed or bound up, or soothed with ointment” (Isaiah 1:6). Jesus sent out His disciples to heal the sick and to preach the gospel. “So they went out and preached that people should repent. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them” (Mark 6:13). In another case, a good Samaritan found along a road a man beaten and injured by robbers. He had compassion on him, and “bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him” (Luke 10:34). The Holy Spirit as oil releases the healings of God inside and outside of the believer. Without the Holy Spirit, there cannot be any genuine healing. Genuine healing only comes by the Holy Spirit. If you’re sick in any part of your body, the Holy Spirit as your oil will bring healing to you in the name of Jesus. (5) FAVOUR: “And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine,” (Psalm 104:15). Also the Holy Spirit causes our face to shine as believers. This depicts divine favour. Wherever the Holy Spirit is, there is favour. You’ll begin to enjoy the things you’ve not toil for and go throw opened doors with ease. I pray that even as you’re reading this,may the blessedness of the spirit proceed out of the page and rub all over you in the name of Jesus. *Beloved, the Holy Spirit as your oil will do a lot of things for you. He is able to release His Lordship, joy, healing, illumination and favour upon you. Just turn to Him and partake in His blessedness in the name of Jesus. (1) Worship God in the Spirit. Sing to Him in Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. (2) Pray that God will release all those blessedness of the oil on you in the name of Jesus. INTERCESSION: Praying for missionaries worldwide especially those in Islamic nations. # I THANK YOU FATHER FOR THE THE BLESSEDNESS OF YOUR OIL IN ME. I DECLARE THAT THE LORDSHIP, JOY, ILLUMINATION, HEALINGS AND FAVOUR INVESTED IN THE OIL IS WORKING IN ME IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN!#
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