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 Jesus Christ (the Anointed One)​

    

   When did the power of God come upon Jesus to do the work of the ministry?  There was a moment that the Spirit of the Lord descended upon Him to give Him the power to do the miracles, the signs and wonders, the healings, the deliverances, and to preach and teach the Word of God with authority.  When?

    

   He was thirty years old and He appeared before John the Baptist who declared Jesus to be the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.  Jesus was baptized by John and when He came up out of the water, John said that he saw the heavens open and the Holy Spirit like a dove descended upon Him.  That was the moment.  The very next verse reveals that the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to go through a time of temptation with the devil.  After He came from the wilderness in victory, He was led into ministry. Then His purpose was simply to gather followers and train them and empower them to do what He did and of course to give His life sacrificially for us on the cross and to rise again giving eternal to all who put their faith in Him.

    

   He modeled complete submission to Father God’s will so perfectly that if you saw Jesus, you would know who Father God is.  Jesus called all the miracles, healings, and casting out of demons, the works of the Father.  Jesus, although born sinless, stayed sinless even unto the shedding of His blood in resisting sin.  He stewarded the anointing within Him so that others could draw upon the grace and empowerment of God through Him.  Even though He was anointed He could not do much for people who did not believe in Him as was revealed in Nazareth where He grew up.

    

   It’ s the same today.  Those who carry His anointing, this treasure of God’s capacity to bring forth the works of the Father in people’s lives, still need people reaching for what Jesus can do.  He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  He is the Anointed One.

 

Blessed, Pastor Roger