THE PRINCIPLES OF IMPARTATION -PART 1

THE PRINCIPLES OF IMPARTATION - PART 1

Scripture: Romans 1:9-13

Topic: The Principles of Impartation - Part 1

In this series of our Quiet Time we will study the diverse ways in which the mystery of impartation is activated as we interact with the Lords anointed and how we can receive the impartation of an anointing, a gift and a spiritual blessing from the anointed.

"For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. For I LONG TO SEE YOU, THAT I MAY IMPART UNTO YOU SOME SPIRITUAL GIFT, to the end ye may be established; That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles."

Romans 1:9-13

   

 1.The mystery of impartation occurs when you see the anointed. 

‘I long to see you’ are the words of apostle Paul.  Why did he long to see the people?  He wanted to impart to them some spiritual gift. Anytime you are in the presence of an anointed person, expect to experience the anointing. What you see greatly affects you.  You remember what you see even more than what you hear.  All through the Bible, people are encouraged to be vigilant and to remain awake.  Why is that?  Having eyes wide open, being alert is essential to receiving the anointing.

   

 Jesus said, ‘The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, the whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy wholebody shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!’ (Matthew 6:22,23). This scripture shows us that your eye is a channel through which light or darkness will enter into your body. The power of God that will enter you through your eye is a light. If your eye is looking for a fault, it will see mistakes and shortcomings and you will be filled with evil spirits. If your eye is full of admiration, you will receive the power and the anointing of God.

   

The Bible says, ‘And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.’  (2 Kings 2:9,10)

There are things you can get by listening to the anointed but there are things you can only get by watching him in action. When you are in the presence of the anointed, keep your eyes open. An anointed person with his anointing operates in two dimensions of his gifts.  

   

The first dimension is the operation of the things the person teaches or preaches about. This dimension of the anointing is received by listening to the voice of the anointed.  The second dimension can be received by watching the anointed.  There are many things that are not taught by anointed people.  Anointed people just do certain things which they feel they should do. These things are done because they are influenced by the Holy Spirit. They do not even know what they are doing.  

   

Watch with heightened alertness as soon as you see the anointed operating in his anointing. See the characteristics that make the anointed person anointed. For instance, what are the elements that reveal the anointing in the anointed?  What are the unusual or supernatural elements that are operating in this anointed person’s anointing?  I laugh at you if you think that the only supernatural element of an anointed person are when people fall down or when people scream in a service. Perhaps that is the smallest part of the manifestation of the anointing on the anointed.  

   

 Watch what the anointed person does not teach about.  Watch what he does not talk about.  Watch what he does not explain.  Watch how he overcomes problems.  Watch how he struggles to rise above his limitations.  Watch how he overcomes his crises.  Some things are absent from every anointed person’s teaching.  Some things seem so basic to an anointed person that he does not talk about them.  Watch out for natural keys of wisdom that the anointed is applying but does not teach.    There are certain things that the anointed person experiences but does not teach about.  This is why you must see the anointed as well as hear him.  

Credit: Excerpt from

The Anointed and His Anointing 

Bishop Dag Heward - Mills