THE OIL OF ANOINTING

Deuteronomy 11: 13, 14

And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your GOD, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, that I will give you the rain of your land in its due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy grain, and thy wine, and thine oil.

THE TRINITY OF BREAD, WINE AND OIL

It is very interesting that olive oil was considered Holy from the very beginning. It was used to consecrate leaders and the elements of worship. It was used for healing, to bestow wealth and prosperity and for the health of individuals through use in diet and personal hygiene.

There is a very deep meaning in the verse sighted for today and it takes the form of the symbolism that is used throughout the Scripture. Grain was used for making bread, JESUS broke bread as a symbol of His Body; wine was used by JESUS to symbolize His Blood and olive oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, the vehicle of anointing and power.

In verse 13 we see that it is commanded by the LORD that "love the LORD your GOD and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul" is the means through which the rain will come to make the grain, wine and oil possible.  The total belief in GOD, with all your heart, soul, mind and might brings us to Baptism, "to fulfill all righteousness"; then the trinity of the body, blood and oil can be consumed and applied with the manifestation of power. This blessing of GOD is for believers in JESUS and the anointing of the Holy Spirit follows.