The Spirit of God is the anointing of God, and He is the One who anoints the child of God for service. Without His anointing we are totally ill equipped and our efforts will at best be humanitarian. I must posses His anointing in my life to be effective in this life, I must be a son of oil…
Zechariah 4:14 AMP
“Then said he, These are the two sons of oil [Joshua the high priest and Zerubbabel the prince of Judah, the two anointed ones] who stand before the Lord of the whole earth [as His anointed instruments].”
In this scripture it’s written that these sons of oil stood before the Lord of the whole earth, and in that I believe is a great key to receiving the anointing of the Holy Spirit. To be a son of oil I must stand before the Lord. I must make a conscious effort each day to stand before Him, to be in His presence, and to receive His anointing.
If this “standing before the Lord” isn’t a part of my daily agenda, His anointing will slowly wane and I will find myself no longer an anointed son, but a son that was once anointed.
Refuse to be a once anointed one and be an anointed one! Be a son (or daughter) of oil!