Intimacy with Jesus

Jesus,  the Anointed One

Matthew 3: 16 -17

And when Jesus was baptized, He went up at once out of the water; and behold,  the heavens were opened, and he (John) saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on Him.

And behold , a voice  from heaven said, This is My Son, My Beloved, in whom I delight.

This scripture describes Jesus’s baptism at the age of thirty. John the Baptist was baptizing  people in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins. Jesus comes along and asks John to baptize Him.

After Jesus is baptized He comes up and out of the water, the heavens open and the Spirit of God descends on Him like a dove. A voice from heaven speaks ‘ This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased and delighted.

The moment the Spirit of God descended on Him, is when Jesus received the anointing of the Holy Spirit and power.

This is the moment when Jesus became the Christ. He is Jesus Christ the Anointed one.

Christos is the Greek word for Christ. It is the same word translated ‘messiah.’

The Hebrew word for anoint is Maseiah and is translated Messiah or the Anointed One.

What Is The Anointing?

The anointing is the manifested presence of the Holy Spirit, operating to accomplish a God given purpose.

Prophecy Predicted God’s Spirit on Jesus.

Isaiah had predicted that God would put His Spirit upon Jesus.

Isaiah 42:1

Behold My Servant, whom I uphold, My elect in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice and right and reveal truth to the nations.

Jesus Confirmed ‘The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me.’

Isaiah 61: 1-2

The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because the Lord God has anointed and qualified Me to preach the gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and the afflicted; to proclaim liberty to the (physical and spiritual) captives and the opening of the prison and of the eyes of those who are bound.

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn.

This is the acceptable time for us to declare Jesus Christ; He is our Lord and Savior ! He loves you so much, He gave His life so you could have eternity in Heaven with Him. Trust Him today. Join us on our Freedom Journey, as many others have; as we believe and proclaim that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior.

I will be praying for you. May you trust and believe that Jesus Christ loves you.

Blessings. Pastor Barbara. 34/23