   Here are two more things you need to know about your calling. 

   (1) The anointing is for each one of us. In Bible times, anointing oil was poured only on the heads of prophets, priests and kings, symbolising that God's presence rested on them in a special way. But the anointing is not confined to those in ministry; it's for everyone - including you! It doesn't matter whether you're a teacher, doctor or lawyer. From the top of the organisational chart to the bottom, God wants to anoint you to do whatever it is you're called to do. If you need legal help, you certainly want a solicitor who has been to law school, but you also want a solicitor who is anointed by God. If you need surgery, you certainly want a doctor who has been to medical school, but you also want a doctor whose hands are anointed by God. The anointing of God knows no limits when it comes to position or portfolio. The apostle John writes: 'You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things' (1 John 2:20 NKJV). 

   (2) We must seek to please God in all we do. 'Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God' (1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV). The key word is whatever. It doesn't matter what you're doing; do it to the glory of God. Oswald Chambers said, 'It is inbred in us that we have to do exceptional things for God, but we do not. We have to be exceptional in ordinary things.' When we are, we put a smile on God's face.





— SCRIPTURE —

    'You have an anointing...and you know all things.' 1 John 2:20 NKJV
— SOULFOOD —

    Gal 5:22-23, Ps 18:31-35, Isa 42:1-4, 1 Pet 3:15
    

Here are two more things you need to know about your calling. (1) The anointing is for each one of us. In Bible times, anointing oil was poured only on the heads of prophets, priests and kings, symbolising that God's presence rested on them in a special way. But the anointing is not confined to those in ministry; it's for everyone - including you! It doesn't matter whether you're a teacher, doctor or lawyer. From the top of the organisational chart to the bottom, God wants to anoint you to do whatever it is you're called to do. If you need legal help, you certainly want a solicitor who has been to law school, but you also want a solicitor who is anointed by God. If you need surgery, you certainly want a doctor who has been to medical school, but you also want a doctor whose hands are anointed by God. The anointing of God knows no limits when it comes to position or portfolio. The apostle John writes: 'You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things' (1 John 2:20 NKJV). (2) We must seek to please God in all we do. 'Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God' (1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV). The key word is whatever. It doesn't matter what you're doing; do it to the glory of God. Oswald Chambers said, 'It is inbred in us that we have to do exceptional things for God, but we do not. We have to be exceptional in ordinary things.' When we are, we put a smile on God's face.
 
 — SCRIPTURE — 
 'You have an anointing...and you know all things.' 1 John 2:20 NKJV 
 — SOULFOOD — 
 Gal 5:22-23, Ps 18:31-35, Isa 42:1-4, 1 Pet 3:15

The Word For Today is a daily devotional by authors Bob and Debby Gass. Every day, tens of thousands of people across New Zealand are encouraged and uplifted by its relevant insights.

The daily readings resonate with people as they often speak into their current circumstances. Often readers express wonder at how a particular day’s devotion appeared to be ‘written just for me’

The Word For Today is a daily devotional by authors Bob and Debby Gass. Every day, tens of thousands of people across New Zealand are encouraged and uplifted by its relevant insights.
The daily readings resonate with people as they often speak into their current circumstances. Often readers express wonder at how a particular day&rsquo;s devotion appeared to be &lsquo;written just for me&rsquo;