The High Calling of God

"And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually." Exodus 27:20 "It shall not be poured on man's flesh, nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. It is holy and it shall be holy to you." Exodus 30:32 The anointing oil. The oil that kept the lamp in the tabernacle burning continually and the oil that was used for anointing, was produced when the olives were crushed, emitting the oil. This oil had to be pure. There could be no pulp of the olive in it. It took a lot of crushing. Today- that oil is represented by the Holy Spirit. The anointing of the Holy Spirit is available for all who love the Lord. But the thing is- we are as that olive. We have to go through times of crushing, pressing- in order for that anointing to be pure and holy. We must realize that it isn't us- it is the Spirit of the Lord inside of us. But in order for that pure ...

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"...My grace is always more than enough for you, and my power finds its full expression through your weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9 (TPT) Recently, the Lord has been reminding me of this verse. Then this morning I began reading in Romans and I came across 1:5-Paul is telling the Roman Christians this: "Through Him grace cascaded into us, empowering us with the gift of apostleship..." (TPT). Lately, dealing with certain inconvenient or irritating situations, I have found myself praying- not that He remove the situation or part the Red Sea- so that I will have clear sailing, but I found myself praying that He would grant me the grace to go through the situation. And not just muddle through, grumpy with a scowl on my face- but go through with a confident attitude that God was in control and that He would help me handle whatever came my way. And not just handle it, but by my attitude I would be a witness to others of God's amazing grace.  In the NKJ verse 5 in Romans...