The Anointing on Jesuswe could say, "He returned in the power of the Spirit and He
taught," or, "He taught in the power of the Spirit" (for there is an
anointing to teach).
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and,
as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day,
and stood up for to read.
17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet
Esaias [Isaiah]. And when he had opened the book, he found the
place where it was written,
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath
ANOINTED me TO PREACH the gospel to the poor; he hath
sent me TO HEAL the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to
the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty
them that are bruised,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Notice in connection with the Holy Spirit there first was the
word "power" (v. 14) and then the word "anointed" (v. 18).
Peter, preaching to Cornelius and his household, said, ''How
God ANOINTED Jesus o f Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and
with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that
were oppressed o f the devil; for God was with him" (Acts
10:38).
Jesus said, "The Spirit o f the Lord is UPON me, because
HE HATH ANOINTED M E.... " (Luke 4:18). God anointed
Jesus primarily to do two things according to this entire verse: to
preach and to heal. (In connection with preaching, Jesus also
was anointed to teach.)
The Ministry o f Jesus Christ
When you discuss the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus
Christ, most people immediately respond, "Well, yes, but He
was the Son of God." And, of course, He was.
But what they fail to realize is that He as the Son o f God
was one thing and He as a person ministering was another
thing. He did not minister as the Son o f God—He ministered as
a mere man anointed by the Holy Spirit.