The Anointing of Lips

UV3346/10000 The Anointing of Lips
For the lips of the priest should guard and preserve knowledge (of My law), and the people should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 2 v 7

Under the new covenant, every believer of Christ is a priest of God. As such our lips are anointed. The words that issue from our mouths should bless the hearers, encourage them to believe in God and the Redeemer, cause healing of people and relationships, remove barriers. People should seek our counsel to solve their problems and challenges. The Holy Spirit who anoints our words and keeps any from falling to the ground without being fulfilled will give us the gifts of the word of knowledge and of wisdom. We have a responsibility to study the Word and keep adding to our knowledge of His ways. Such knowledge gives us an edge over the worldly leaders who do not know where they came from and where they are going. We unlike them have knowledge of where we came from ( the past), where we are( the present) and where we are going(the future).

There should be no deceit or guile uttered from our mouths. St James equated oral or verbal perfection with perfection of our whole being. Our tongues should be under the perfect and complete control of our spirits and minds even as a rider controls a horse. The Word of God acts as the reins of control and the stirrups of motivation to change the direction of our speech. If we keep quiet about the truths we know and have experienced, it will burn in our hearts. Our mouths become fountains of eternal life and of hope for the seekers.

We have the responsibility to be the messengers of the Lord to the world. The Lord reveals to us ahead of time the things that are about to happen. He gives us a word to explain the things that have happened. The Lord blesses the feet of His messengers that wherever we go, we carry His presence and His blessings with us. As He is the Lord of hosts, the armies of heaven, we are escorted, surrounded, guarded by His spirit soldiers and chariots of fire. The message we carry is one of love, hope and peace.