ANIONTMENT

Anointment is a spiritual act that dates back to the fall of ADAM. Following that fall and the subsequent destruction of the world by water during the time of NOAH, God sought to give through MOSES the Ten Commandments regulating human conduct to the people of Israel and the world. While MOSES was away communing with God to receive the commandments, AARON sinned by erecting graven images for the people to worship. When MOSES saw this on his return, he was so annoyed that he broke the tablet; but he subsequently entreated God on Aaron’s behalf. God then said that if Aaron’s’ sin ‘was to be wiped out, he, MOSES, would have to anoint him with oil. This MOSES did and so AARON became the first man to be anointed. After his anointment, he was renamed LEVI. He thus started the anointment which all “sons of LEVI” followed.

Again, when the people of Israel asked for a King like other tribes, GOD was not pleased with their request. He chose SAUL for them and SAUL’s anointment marked his coronation. But when SAUL disobeyed God’s word just as ADAM had done, he lost the support of God and, therefore, the crown (1 Samuel 15: I – end).

God chose DAVID and he was anointed King to replace SAUL (1 Samuel 16: 11 – 13). Similarly the anointment of SOLOMON settled the rivalry between him and ADONIJAH as to who should succeed DAVID as King. All subsequent Kings of Israel were similarly anointed.

With regard to our Lord JESUS CHRIST, His uniqueness had been foretold in the Old Testament (Isaiah 7: 14 – 15) where He was referred to as “EMMANUEL”, meaning “God is with us”. His two names, JESUS CHRIST, define two different aspects of HIM. JESUS means “SAVIOUR” while CHRIST means “the ONE who is anointed KING from his mother’s womb”. (Luke 1: 30 – 33; 2:11). It was the name CHRIST that most worried Herod. He, Herod, had been anointed King like those before him, but it seemed to him that, by the very definition of the word CHRIST, this new born baby had been anointed King even before He was born. (Matt. 2: 1 – 5 and: 6).

It is this spiritual act of anointment that Celestial Church inherited gloriously by grace. Anointment after baptism in Church of Christ is very important. The ceremony of anointment is performed only by the Pastor usually once a Year during the Christmas/New Year period.

Significance of anointment in Celestial Church of Christ.

Early in the life of Celestial Church of Christ on earth, the Pastor made a supplication (which was granted) that God should allow that those anointed by him should be endowed with a portion of the power (Holy Spirit) given to him so as to foster in his absence the power and glory of God (Numbers 11: 16 & 17). This is manifested by the fact that whenever an anointed person prays unto God for any specific purpose, the Holy Spirit, in recognition of the mark of anointment on the supplicant, will descend to fulfil that request and then leave (Numbers 1: 24 & 25). This is different in character from that which permanently resides in God-sent messengers like Moses, Elijah, Elisha, and the Pastor Founder S. B. J. Oshoffa etc. 

After Baptism, depending on the effectiveness of your activities and participation in advancing the progress of the church, you may be recommended to the Pastor of the Church for anointment, by the Shepherd-in-charge of the Parish. That then leads to church ranking advancement

Anointments is a holy consecration, and spiritual empowerment to enable you to minister in the house of the Lord. It is a spiritual elevation to enable you assist the Shepherd in carrying out assigned spiritual responsibilities within the House of Worship.  Exodus 40:13.  You should wait until you are so empowered through this spiritual proves of anointment before you should attempt to participate in any serious spiritual assignments.  Act 1:8.  “For you are fighting not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”  Ephesians 6:12