Understanding the AnointingHe said, "Kneel before me," and I knelt before Him.
He laid His hand on my head and said, "I've called thee and
have anointed thee and have given unto thee a special anointing
to minister to the sick." Then He said, "Stand upright on thy feet.
You understand this is not the only way to minister healing to
the sick."
I replied, "I know that. I've been doing it differently for
years." And we talked about the different ways.
Then He said, "This anointing will not work unless you tell
the people exactly what I told you."
Why would He want me to say that? There is a principle
here. We saw it in the story of the woman with the issue of
blood. Notice what Jesus said to her: "Daughter, thy faith hath
made thee whole." Faith has something to do with healing.
Some will say, "Well, I thought it was that anointing—that
power—that went out of Him that healed her." Yes, that's
sometimes true, but it's your faith that makes you whole.
How did the woman get faith? Why would she have faith in
Him or in the anointing He was anointed with? In Mark 5:27,28
it says, "When SHE HAD HEARD OF JESUS... [she] came in
the press behind and touched his garment, For she said, I f I
may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole."
Jesus told me, "This will not work for you unless you TELL
the people exactly what I told you." Why does He want me to
tell you? So you can believe it.
He said, "Tell the people exactly what I told you. That is,
you tell them you saw me. Tell them I spoke to you. Tell them I
laid the finger of my right hand in the palm of each one of your
hands. Tell them the healing anointing is in your hands."
Jesus' Sense of Humor
Then He smiled—I can see Him yet, how He smiled—and
said, talking about the anointing in my hands, "The anointing is
not in your feet—I didn't tell you to lay your feet on anybody.