The Overflowing and Overtaking Anointing of Prophecy

UV 4251/10000. The Overflowing and Overtaking Anointing of Prophecy See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, to uproot and break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant. Jeremiah 1 v 10 In this world, we are appointed to positions and roles according to our qualifications and experience. But the Lord calls, appoints us to roles and functions and then gives us the qualities or power to play that role followed by the experiences. The Lord had anointed Jeremiah even from the womb with an overtaking and overflowing prophetic anointing. That anointing gave him courage to speak truth to power. One of the chief functions and role of prophets during that age was to speak truth to power but today, the prophet is to speak the word of truth, word of knowledge, word of encouragement and edification to the average believer for the latter is anointed to be both king, priest and prophet. The Lord is the only one who can appoint us over the nations and over kingdoms for all other appointments are made in the nation under the seal of the highest office in that country. He appoints and anoints us, or prepares us to play our role and functions as king, priest, prophet to uproot and break down spiritual strongholds of darkness. He prepares us to be sharp edged threshing instruments to destroy and to overthrow such strongholds of evil in all nations, the sources of tyranny, corruption, division, conflicts, violence, aggrandizement and such evils. The role believers play is dual – to destroy as well as to build, to uproot evil as well as to plant the seeds of goodness and greatness. He has formed us from the womb and shapes us through all of life’s experiences, both great and small to fulfill His purpose in our lives. He has chosen us and consecrated us as His weapons and instruments to do His will. Since we have free wills, we can submit to the Lord’s purpose and plan or rebel against it. When we do the former, we are placed over the nations and kingdoms of this world. We are not subject to the erratic whims of the rulers of this world or the evil designs of the rulers of the powers of darkness. We are not like the blind being led by the blind but the Lord gives us the full and 360 degrees vision to see through the darkness, discern the will of God, to both uproot and plant, to destroy and build in accordance with the plan of the Lord. We do so not with weapons made by flesh and blood but with spiritual power and authority the Lord vests in us. It is this vesting or investing the Lord has done in us that is called the overflowing anointing, the overtaking anointing. It overflows in us and overtakes the enemy while he is yet plotting harm or evil.