Elder Timothy was sharing his experiences in doing mission work in Myanmar when he brought up a very good point. He mentioned that the anointing of God is for the people. Because God loves the people, He will use anyone appointed to preach or teach to reach the hearts of those who are humble in the spirit and hungry to hear from God. To the extent that He could even use a donkey to minister to the people.
Numbers 22:28, “Then the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?””
However it does not mean that God will not deal with the speaker personally regarding areas of his/ her life that require change. Hearing this will allow a minister to understand the meaning of servanthood. Not only that, this understanding will also relieve him/ her from the pressure of giving a good sermon based on his/ her own strength but rather believing that the anointing will come as long as him/ her gives God the full dependence on His grace to operate as an oracle of God. This of course does not mean that the minister can skip the preparation of his/ her sharing.
Exodus 4:12, “Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.””
In addition, the minister need not be overly concerned about hindering God’s purpose to minister to the audience despite of knowing that he/ she still has areas in his/ her life that need correction. This will also only stem from a pure motive of the minister in letting the Word out and blessing the audience.
Steve
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