Email from Abiding Place Daily Bread – July 5, 2025 (The Seventh Day – Genesis 2:1-3) 1 John 2:20 – And we have an anointing from the Holy One, and we know everything. The Anointing to Dwell in Jesus and Live His Life To anoint literally means “to pour ointment upon.” However, we have been anointed in a special way – we received this anointing from God through the new birth. God, Who has anointed us together with Christ Jesus, has given us a new heart and a new spirit so we may freely know everything in His heart – what eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has ever been understood in the past by man. (1 Samuel 16:13; Matthew 3:11; 1 Corinthians 2:9-11). The anointing we have received teaches us to dwell in Christ Jesus and to live His life. Everything in the Old Testament, whether object or person, was consecrated to God by having the anointing oil poured upon it/him/her. When a priest, king, or prophet was commissioned with a divine ability for service, they were anointed with the holy oil. Today, we have been transformed by the Spirit, and anointed to function as sons of God (John 1:12; 1 John 3:1). Having received the Spirit of truth and the Word of truth, the saints know all those things that pertain to the truth because we are in Christ Jesus and walk in the Spirit of truth. We may rest safely knowing we are of the truth. We may be confident that because we are united with Christ, we will not hear the voice of another (John 10:4-5, 27). We live by the Word of God and may be confident that the Holy Spirit will always lead us into all truth – that which was once delivered unto the saints (Matthew 4:4, 24:35; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33; John 10:35, 16:11; Romans 10:8, 17, 16:26; 2 Corinthians 2:17, 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16-4:2; Jude 3). Today, the Spirit of the Lord has been poured out upon all flesh so each person can walk in the unction and inner witness of the Holy Spirit. Now, each person can be taught directly by God and can receive divine insights directly from Him (John 6:45). For “they shall all be taught of the Lord” (Isaiah 54:13; Jeremiah 31:34; Hebrews 8:11). Yet, this does not eliminate the place God has given to those who He has placed in leadership in His Church to watch over our souls (Acts 20:28-32; Ephesians 4:11-12; Hebrews 13:17). Furthermore, God would have every word, including the one each individual receives or gives, established in the mouth of two or three witnesses (Matthew 18:16; 1 Corinthians 14:29; 2 Corinthians 13:1; 1 John 4:1). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 7/5/2025
