ANOINT TO WORSHIP

 To Anoint (Greek: Chrio)

    a.     consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with the necessary powers for its administration.
    b.    enduring Christian with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

To Worship (Greek Proskuneo) to kiss the hand to (towards) one in reverence; to bow down; to prostrate oneself before God.  

But keep in mind that we are to worship in Spirit and in Truth.  It’s not just with physical activity, but it’s a heart condition.

    

Worship is more than the way we sing praises unto the Lord or the way we lift our hands in admiration to the Lord.  It’s more than going through the motions and emotions.  True Worship is a lifestyle.  It’s giving complete total reverent love and allegiance to God regardless of what it looks like in the natural or feels like in the flesh.  Jesus said it best when He was in the garden, “. . . nevertheless, not my will, but your will be done.”  (Matthew 26:39)It’s complete obedience to God, not just the sacrifices we make by attending church services on Sunday and giving a small portion of our money to building the natural kingdom of God.  We are the living Church . . .those that are called out to do the Father’s will.  Jesus again said it best when He said to the woman at the well,

Matthew 13:21-24

Jesus declared, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." 

How is it that we Worship in Spirit and Truth: It’s through the anointed power of the Holy Spirit. 

And what is Truth (Greek: Aletheia) Objectively

The truth as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians 


Noticed that when Jesus was baptized the Spirit of God descended on him like a dove and lighting on Him. Especially notice what it states in (John 1:32)

The Baptism of Jesus 

Matthew 3:13-17

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John  consented.   As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." 

Mark 1:10

 Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;

 Luke 3:22

 and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased." 

John 1:32

John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

Now here is where the real worship takes place: When Jesus was lead into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil, He was tested in three areas, the lust of the flesh, the lust of eyes and the Pride of life.  Yet each time the Lord stood on the what the word of God said and He resisted the Devil and Satan had to flee.  Then God sent angels to minister to Jesus’ needs. 

The Temptation of Jesus

Matthew 4:1-11

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
 And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.   And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."  But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'"  Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,   and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written,
'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU'; and 'ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'"
Jesus said to him, "On the other hand, it is written, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"  Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;  and he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me."   Then Jesus said to him, "Go, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"   Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him. 

Be aware of the counterfeits to God’s promises.  Satan always tries make you settle for less than God’s best and often it comes as a wolf in sheep clothing.

Jesus is a worshiper of the Father because even though He was fully man too, and even though He was tempted to settle for the riches and comforts of this world, He chose to honor the Father and give His life that the Father may win the lives of all.  A worshiper does not just give lip service and their things...He/She gives their life to one who gave them eternal life.Now that’s something to Shout about!!! Each day make an honest sincere heartfelt attempt to submit your life to the will of the Father.  Jesus showed you the way, the Holy Spirit is walking beside you to give you the power to do it, and the Father has already written the beginning from the end...and believe me there is a crown of Glory at the end and so much more than you can even imagine. 

So shout the victory in Christ Jesus, because it’s yours!!!