As shared in Part 1 to Part 3, the anointing has to do with the position of sonship, not power. Every believer is as anointed as Christ is. It's about walking by grace through faith to manifest the fullness of Him (which you already have received), which includes all the gifts in 1 Cor 12.
Since we have been quoting from the New Testament, it is good to look at how consistent it is from the Old Testament.
People love to preach, "The anointing breaks the yoke!!!" They quote from Isaiah 10:27 without understanding the Word. If you study the Hebrew for that verse, the word 'anointing' is not in it. A better English translation can be taken from NASB.
"So it will be in that day, that his burden will be removed from your shoulders and his yoke from your neck, and the yoke will be broken because of 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬." - Isa 10:27
The word 'fatness' in Hebrew is 'shemen', which is often used as 'oil' in the Old Testament. Oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit (Exo 29:7; Isa 61:1; Acts 10:38). Whenever someone was anointed into a position in the OT, oil was always used (Exo 29:7; 40:15; Lev 8:12; 21:10; 1 Sam 10:1; 16:13, etc). Jesus Himself was anointed with the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:18; Acts 10:38). Note: He was first anointed as the Son, then the Holy Spirit came upon Him.
The yoke of satan was broken, not because of the anointing, but because of the Holy Spirit (oil aka fatness). For power comes from the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8).
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 (oil aka fatness) 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐤𝐞! Not the anointing!
Note: Today, there are people who teach that the anointing oil has power to heal the sick (James 5:14). They forgot to read v15 which says that 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 that brings the result. The anointing oil is simply a symbol. It is a neutral instrument with NO POWER. It acts as a point of contact for the recipient to have faith in. It's absurd that some people are now selling special anointing oil claimed to be consecrated by preachers. You can use the oil from your face and it will still work, if your faith is in Christ.
The first usage of anointing can be found in Exo 29:7. It is meant for consecration ---- to set them apart for 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝. The Hebrew word used is 'mishchah', and it is for the purpose of consecration throughout the Old Testament.
Whether it is in the OT or in the NT, the anointing is always meant to set someone apart for a position. For believers in Christ, 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 (𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭) 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 (Gal 4:6; 1 Peter 2:9).
You don't need anyone's anointing, because you have Christ's anointing. Since everyone is equally anointed, stop looking to the men of God, and start looking to the God of Man and walk it out by grace through faith.
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