Anointing Fall on Me

I often sing that little song, "Anointing fall on me. Anointing fall on me. Let the power of the Holy Ghost fall on me. Anointing fall on me." I do pray for the anointing to fall on me for prayer and for teaching, but we must remember that we all have an anointing dwelling within us. I have come across too many Christians who do not believe that they have an anointing because they are not in a leadership position. The Bible tells us otherwise. I John 2:20 " But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know." (NAS) John is speaking to everyday believers like you and me. We have an anointing! Let's look at the Amplified Bible for this verse. I John 2:20 "But you hold a sacred appointment, you have been given an unction-you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all know (the Truth)." (AMP) Let's also look at verse 27 in the same chapter. "But as for you, (the sacred appointment, the unction) the anointing which you received from Him abides permanently in you.." (AMP) Now just to be sure that you are convinced let's look at II Cor. 1:21-22. "Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge." (NAS) Praise God, we all have an anointing residing within us. The Holy Spirit brings it when He comes to dwell in us.
Now what exactly is an anointing and what do we do with it? First we see that anointing means unction or sacred appointment which means we have a task to perform assigned to us by the Holy Spirit. Vines Expository Dictionary explains the anointing in I John 2:20 & 27 this way: "that believers have an 'anointing from the Holy One' indicates that this anointing renders them holy, separating them to God. The passage teaches that the gift of the Holy Spirit is the all-efficient means of enabling believers to possess a knowledge of the truth." (W.E.Vine) From this definition we see that the anointing brings holiness and we possess knowledge of the truth. When this anointing comes to dwell in us it brings the truth and light of the gospel and a desire to live pure and holy before God. When we pray we are not just sending forth words for God to hear but we are also releasing this great anointing that is within us. We are releasing the holiness of God into the earth to influence all mankind. We are releasing the knowledge of the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ into the darkness and deception of this world to shine on those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. What a great assignment we have from our Lord, to release this anointing that will help draw all men unto Him. Let us begin to pray fervently and passionately to release this anointing into all the earth.