START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION
(KJV) Luke 4:18-19 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
“Anointed” refers to the symbolism of pouring or applying oil over an individual who was being appointed, commissioned, and empowered for spiritual service. The anointing oil was symbolic of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was not anointed with literal oil but with the Spirit Himself. In this passage, Jesus stated the purpose of His Spirit-anointed ministry:
- To preach the gospel – the “good news” of forgiveness and spiritual salvation – to the poor, the oppressed, the humble, those crushed in spirit, the brokenhearted and those who “tremble at His Word” (Isaiah 61:1-3; 66:2). Jesus came to reach out to those whom most other people overlook or reject.
- To bring freedom to people who are enslaved by their own sin and evil or trapped by the troubles and cruelty of the world. This refers primarily to spiritual freedom, though Christ’s salvation also includes emotional and physical relief from life’s problems and addictions.
- To heal those who are blind, bruised, wounded, and oppressed. This healing involves the whole person, both physical and spiritual. Christ is able to open the spiritual eyes of those blinded by the world and Satan so that they might see the truth of God’s good news. (John 9:39).
- To proclaim that true freedom from Satan’s power and from sin, fear and guilt is now available (John 8:36; Acts 26:18). When Jesus refers to “the year of the Lord’s favor,” He does not mean a literal calendar year, but a period of time when spiritual salvation is available to all who accept Christ’s message, receive His forgiveness, and give control of their lives to Him.
Jesus’ ministry of preaching and healing was designed to meet every human need. That ministry now continues through Christ’s Spirit-filled followers. Through the power of the Spirit, they are able to recognize and respond to the terrible needs and misery that have resulted from sin and the power of Satan. As a result, they bring hope and help to those who are enslaved to evil, brokenhearted, spiritually blind, and physically distressed.
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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter
- THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
- DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
- BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
- THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
- YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
- SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
- THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
- HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
- THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
- THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
- JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
- HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
- THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
- DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
- SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
- GUIDED BY GRACE HOME
Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace
