The Anointing of Joy

UV 529/10,000 Psalm 45 v 7 The Anointing of Joy Pure and unadulterated joy should constantly fuel our hearts and minds. Such joy unadulterated by the impurities of the lusts of this world is the result of life that exemplifies a passion for righteousness or moral excellence and an intense hatred of wickedness. It is the kind of spirit of joy that the Holy God anoints us with when we demonstrate such a passion. Our gladness will make us burst into song and worship from time to time in the course of a day. If one applies oil on one’s head or body, it is manifest in a glistening appearance. Similarly, when the Lord anoints us, there will be an outward sign of an inner change. It will be almost physically evident to others that our attitudes, emotions, thoughts and actions are distinctive from others. When we lead righteous lives and are imbued with such a passion, the Lord anoints us above our fellows: colleagues, friends of the same generation or age, classmates, batchmates and others. We will exude a spiritual aroma that can be compared with the fragrance obtained by mixing myrrh, aloes and cassia. Even our clothes will bear such a fragrance. Every day after a bath, I apply a drop of nard oil all over my body as a symbol of this spiritual anointing. As scripture says, " we are the aroma of Christ." Our faces will be radiant with joy. Our eyes will beaming and full of life. There will be a certain Shalom blessing in the places where we work and live that is missing in the homes of the unrighteous. People are often drawn to the fleshy charisma of glamourous people. But, the anointing of the Lord is a spiritual charisma, an overflow of the indwelling Holy Spirit who keeps our lamps burning till the coming of the Bridegroom or our going to Him, whichever is earlier. Prateep V Philip