Social Distancing You Anoint My Head With Oil

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You Anoint My Head With Oil

God wants to apply on you and in you, His Spirit

To anoint you

We need fresh anointing

Like oil in a lamp, it runs out

Like perfume, it fades

Medicinal essential oils, wear off

No wonder the Word of God tells us to be “filled with the Spirit”

We need to get close enough to God each day

So He can apply more of His Spirit on us

Get into His presence every morning and get refreshed

Be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:18-20

You have an anointing, go and get it from the Good Shepherd

You and I can’t go anywhere in our cars, bikes and boats

Without oil – Get your oil

Let’s go somewhere

You Anoint My Head With Oil

When I think of oil I think of crawling

under my truck and removing the drain plug.

You and I can’t go anywhere in

our cars, bikes and boats without oil.

But long before cars and long before

David was a shepherd, oil was used.

 It seems oil has always

been a major need and use.

The use of oil on sheep is still used

today as it was long before David.

Thick oil, like grease, is put on rams’

horns to reduce injury when butting heads.

It was used as medicinal oil, believed

to kill parasites (scab disease) and help

stop the spread of contagious summertime

disease by applying a thick coat on the sheep.

But maybe the use David is thinking

of is for the problem of the bothersome

summertime nose flies.

The shepherd prepares a table for the sheep.

Ever went out to a beautiful place where

the grass was green and the trees in bloom

with the refreshing look of water beside you?

You get out the food and an

uninvited invasion comes to join you…

Flies!

A man brought his pet rabbit to a

friend of mine because the flies got

into its ears and laid their eggs.

Sadly, the fly larva had moved

into its brain and the rabbit died.

The nose fly buzzes around the sheep’s head,

 but worse than the annoyance of their flying

around your head, is when they try to

get into the nose to lay their eggs.

   

This is a serious problem which shepherds

use a mixture of olive oil and strongly scented

medicinal essential oils to help keep the flies away.

On a more pleasant side…

 Oil was mixed with spices to give it

a nice fragrance and used as a perfume.

We can see this back in the

time of Moses. Exodus 25:6

Oils were put on people and items

to make them special.

The application of oil is called Anointing.

Among the more than 200 times that oil

is mentioned in the Bible…

The connection as a metaphor

of the Holy Spirit’s presence

and action is clear in the ritual of

anointing prophets, priests, and kings.

John tells us we have

an anointing as believers…

I am writing these things to you about

those who are trying to lead you astray.

As for you, the anointing you received

from him remains in you,

and you do not need anyone to teach you.

But as his anointing teaches you about

all things and as that anointing is real,

not counterfeit —

just as it has taught you, remain in him.

1 John 2:26-27

But you have an anointing from the Holy One,

and all of you know the truth.

1 John 2:20

Jesus is our example of how

the anointing works in us…

…God anointed Jesus of Nazareth

with the Holy Spirit and power,

 and how he went around doing good and

healing all who were under the power of the devil,

because God was with him.

Acts 10:37-38

Oil is used on us to bring healing,

protect us, and make us smell good.

Oil is used in our diet.

Oil is very important,

 but it must be applied.

God wants to apply on

you and in you, His Spirit.

To anoint you…

We need fresh anointing.

Like oil in a lamp,

it runs out.

Like perfume,

it fades.

Medicinal essential oils,

wear off.

No wonder the Word of God tells

us to be “filled with the Spirit”.

We need to get close enough

to God each day…

 So He can apply more

of His Spirit on us.

Get into His presence every

morning and get refreshed.

Be filled with the Spirit.

Speak to one another with psalms,

hymns and spiritual songs.

Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,

always giving thanks to God the Father for everything,

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:18-20

You have an anointing…

Go and get it from

the Good Shepherd.

You and I can’t go anywhere in

our cars, bikes and boats without oil.

Get your oil.

Let’s go somewhere.

Scripture Reading

Psalms 23:1-24:1 NIV

23:1 A psalm of David.

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,

he leads me beside quiet waters,

3 he restores my soul.

He guides me in paths of righteousness

for his name's sake.

4 Even though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff,

they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and love will follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD

forever.