Understanding the AnointingNow let's look at Luke 6:
LUKE 6:17-19
17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the
company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all
Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon,
which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were
healed.
19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went
VIRTUE [or power] out of him, and healed them all.
This power that went out of Jesus not only healed the people
of diseases, but the Bible says it healed people with unclean
spirits. It was healing power. This sounds familiar to language
used in the Acts of the Apostles:
ACTS 19:11,12
11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12 So
that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or
aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits
went out of them.
Here again we see people being healed of diseases and being
delivered from evil spirits. The Bible says in the mouth of two or
three witnesses shall every word be established. We can learn
something about this healing power from these Scriptures.
First, we can be anointed with healing power as God wills,
but we can't anoint ourselves. (If we could, we'd all be anointed.)
God anoints some people to heal just like He anoints others to
preach, teach, and stand in various offices.
Notice that we can't anoint one another. The Bible says,
"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth" and "God wrought
special miracles by the hands of Paul."
The healing anointing is the power of God. It's the same
Spirit; it's just a different anointing. It feels different.
The best way to describe it is to liken it to a coat. If size 32
long fits you, you would be able to get into a size 40, but it
wouldn't fit you exactly. You might even put on a size 48, but it
would look like an overcoat on you.