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But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.
1 John 2:27

Have you ever had a solitary drop of this holy anointing oil fall upon your heart? One drop, if it be but a drop, will sanctify you forever to the service of God. There was not much of the holy anointing oil used for the service of the tabernacle, when we consider the size and quantity of what had to be consecrated, for Moses had to anoint therewith the whole of the tabernacle of the congregation, as well as all the vessels, with all their various accessories. When he went through the sacred work, he touched one vessel after another with a drop of oil; for one drop sanctified the vessel to the service of the tabernacle. There was no repetition of the consecration needed; it abode.

So if you ever had a drop of God’s love shed abroad in your heart—a drop of the anointing to teach you the truth as it is in Jesus; a drop to penetrate, to soften, to heal, to feed and give light, life, and power to your soul—you have the unction from the Holy One; you know all things which are for your salvation, and by that same holy oil you have been sanctified and made meet for an eternal inheritance.

To the reader…

You who hear of that holy anointing, have you ever felt a single drop of it upon your heart? Perhaps you hardly dare to say so. You compare yourself with others who seem to possess so much, and your own experience seems so small to you. But remember how Moses touched one vessel after another with a drop of oil, and how that one drop was enough to consecrate it forever to the service of the Lord. The consecration did not need to be repeated; it abode.

So it is with the anointing of the Holy Spirit. If there was ever one drop of God’s love that softened and healed your heart, one drop that taught you the truth as it is in Jesus, then that was no passing emotion. “The anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you.” If you notice little of it now, the oil has not therefore drained away. He Who once anointed you has also sanctified you and made you meet for an eternal inheritance.

With warm regards,
The compilers of jcphilpot.nl