Anointed to Serve

UV 868/10,000 Anointed to Serve Then he said to me, “ These two are the ones anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth.” Zechariah 4 v 14 The two olive trees that stand next to the seven lamps that are connected by seven golden pipes to the golden bowl on top are believers who are connected to the Lord all the time. Kings and priests were anointed with oil to serve God and people from biblical times. It was a sign to others and to themselves that they were chosen, sanctified and enabled to serve. But under the new covenant, believers are anointed by the Holy Spirit to serve as a royal priesthood or in the dual role of kings and priests. To be anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth is a higher calling than to be a mere mortal king or leader or priest. To be anointed means to be divinely enabled to perform this role of representing God before people and people before God. The functions to be performed in the course of such service of the Lord is to proclaim the good news to the spiritually repentant or poor, to heal broken hearts, to set spiritual captives free from bondages of darkness. We are priests forever and kings forever in the order of Melchizedek, the King and High Priest of Salem. The two olive trees in the above uni-verse represented the ruler Zerubbabel, a descendant of David and Joshua, the priest. Each believer today is called to be a descendant of David who is to exercise royal authority over the spiritual realms and a priest to intercede for people. First of all, we are to play this dual role inside our own homes. But, the Lord has not set any boundaries in heaven or on earth to exercise our authority and our priestly function. One man can stand in the gap before the Lord on behalf of nations to turn away His wrath from them. Another meaning is that couples or husband and wife together perform this role. They are to act as olive trees before the Lord. An olive tree’s fruit is useful and when crushed is full of oil. We too must be full of the anointing of the Holy Spirit. We should seek the fruit of the Spirit more eagerly than even the gifts of the Spirit. We must be faithful in the exercise of our various spiritual gifts on behalf of the church or to build and encourage the body of believers. Like an olive tree lives on for a long time, we too must have an enduring legacy to leave behind us. The branches of the olive tree dipping into the oil of the lamps implies that our thoughts and emotions should be always immersed in understanding and rejoicing in the Word and in prayer. Regardless of what the rest of the world thinks or the price we have to pay, our attitude should be that of Joshua, “ As for me and my household, we shall serve the Lord.” Prateep V Philip