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The
Holy Annointing
"But the anointing which ye have received of Him
abideth in you." 1 John 2:27. This anointing is the
freshening of the soul with spiritual life. It is like the
morning dew upon the rose. It awakens the heart into
beauty and strength. It lifts the soul up in holy awe and
reverence to God. It is that which separates you from the
things of the lower life. You go among men, but this holy
anointing keeps you above them. The fruits of the Spirit
are growing luxuriously in your life. Your heart is the
garden of the Lord. There He comes to gather lilies, to
scent the sweet fragrance and to eat His pleasant fruits.
It is as real as anything in the lower life. The Holy
Spirit anoints the soul with the life of Christ which
quickens it and makes it life of its life, and gives it
such sweet assurance of the abiding presence of God. It
enables man to live amid heavenly things. He is not
confined to the things of this material world. He lives
out among the realities of the spiritual life. He talks
with Christ as with a personal friend. He does all things
in the thought of Him. It is the taking of the sweet
heavenly essences and distilling them upon the heart until
it is saturated through and through with heavenly life.
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