Day 30
"How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! It's like costly anointing oil flowing down head and beard, Flowing down Aaron's beard…" Psalm 133:1-2 (TMSG)
The anointing is a metaphor of the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives. The name "the Anointed" is also a name for Jesus, as the word "Christ" means "anointed one." If we are truly learning to lean into the Lord and let our trust and belief in him be our "anointed shield," we are taking up the shield of faith and Jesus will quench these fiery darts in our lives.
The oil actually plays a role with our shield. The Hebrews had a tradition with their shields. They would use leather shields, and would rub oil into the leather to make it supple and fit for war. They would say that they are "anointing the shield." To anoint meant to pour oil on or to rub oil into.
King David talked about how when we work together in unity (together in step and support) that it is like the anointing oil that God used to anoint the high priest. This anointing was a sign of being set apart for a special purpose or ministry.
You and I have been set apart for a special purpose and plan that God has ordained. His anointing rests on our lives as we seek to serve him. This anointing is activated in our lives as we place our trust in him and step out of our comfort zones to follow him.
As we work together, it will build our strength and protection. Our shields become linked together and are empowered by the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Prayer: "Father, anoint us as we use our faith each day to follow you. Help me to find ways to spread my shield over others and help us to walk in step with you and each other. In you I pray, Amen."
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