1 John 2:27 (NKJV) But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
When the Apostle Paul prayed for the believers in Ephesians 1:15-22, he was asking the person of the Holy Spirit—the Spirit of wisdom and revelation—to be given to them, so that their eyes of understanding would be opened and they would know the riches of their inheritance in Christ. That’s why we need to get to know the person of the Holy Spirit during our time on earth. He is our Teacher, Helper, and Comforter.
The Holy Spirit doesn’t just help us understand Scripture, but also in the areas where He has called us. All of us have an anointing from God, which is a direct empowerment, an unction to function in the roles and gifts He has given us. In simple terms, the anointing is the power of the Holy Spirit working through us, teaching us how to move in His abilities. He uses us as a channel through which He does His work in the people around us. If we view our work as worship, we are a testimony in the marketplace and can minister to those around us with His wisdom and anointing. He will instruct us on how to respond in specific situations and when to minister to others.
We are the royal priesthood, the living stones that comprise the spiritual house of God, and we are consecrated with an anointing to preach the gospel and carry out God’s work through our calling in the marketplace. All of us need to know that such gifts exist, and having the foundation of the logos Word will allow the Holy Spirit to activate what He has placed in us. Then, we must learn to yield to the Holy Spirit and step out boldly to find out how the gift operates and how the Lord leads us.
Finally, we must remember that we are vessels and channels of God, as we have been given gifts of the Holy Spirit for the benefit of those around us. The nine gifts are: the word of knowledge, the word of wisdom, the discerning of spirits, the gift of faith, the gift of healings, the working of miracles, the gift of tongues, the gift of interpretation of tongues, and the gift of prophecy.
If they are gifts given by God, it is His work, His power, and His abilities at work within us, and has nothing to do with our human abilities. The gifts of the Holy Spirit will operate when the anointing is present to flow. If we are sensitive to the Holy Spirit within us, we can sense the leading of the anointing.
Sermon Series: The Unction to Function
在呼召中领受恩膏
约翰一书 2:27 你们从祂所领受的恩膏常存在你们心里，并不用人教导你们，自有这恩膏在凡事上教导你们。这恩膏是真实的，不是虚谎的，你们要按这恩膏的教导住在祂里面。
使徒保罗为以弗所的信徒祷告时（以弗所书 1:15-22），他求那赐人智慧和启示的圣灵临到他们，使他们心中的眼睛被照亮，能真正认识在基督里所继承的丰盛产业。因此，我们在地上时需要认识圣灵——祂是我们的导师、帮助者和保惠师。
圣灵不仅帮助我们明白圣经，也在祂所呼召我们的领域里引导我们。我们每个人都从神领受了恩膏，这是神直接的赋能，是我们在祂所赐的角色和恩赐中运行的动力。简而言之，恩膏是圣灵的能力透过我们作工，教导我们如何凭祂的大能行事。祂使用我们作为管道，在周围的人身上成就祂的工。若我们将工作视为敬拜，我们就是职场中的见证，能以祂的智慧和恩膏服事身边的人。祂会指引我们如何在具体情境中回应，以及何时向他人施予关怀。
我们是君尊的祭司，是建造神属灵殿宇的活石，并被恩膏分别为圣，为要传扬福音，并透过我们在职场的呼召完成神的工。我们都需要知道这些恩赐的存在，而有了圣经真理（logos）的根基，圣灵就能激活祂放在我们里面的恩赐。接着，我们要学习顺服圣灵，并勇敢踏出脚步，去发现恩赐如何运作，以及主如何引领我们。
最后，我们必须谨记：我们是神的器皿和管道，因圣灵的恩赐是为造就周围的人而赐下的。这九种恩赐是：知识的言语、智慧的言语、辨别诸灵、信心、医病的恩赐、行异能、说方言、翻方言，以及预言。
既然是神所赐的恩赐，就是祂的作为、祂的大能和祂的智慧在我们里面运行，与人的能力无关。当恩膏涌流时，圣灵的恩赐便会运作。我们若对内在的圣灵保持敏锐，就能感知恩膏的引导。
讲章系列：领受恩膏 活出呼召
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