More on Anointing Oil

On March 4th, our Thursday study included communion and blessed oil.  However, Alice had referred to this several part sermon by Pastor Joseph Prince on blessed/anointing oil.  I was anxious to hear more and learn all about it, particularly because my little baby son had an ongoing issue that I wanted to do more about with the holy oil.

So, yesterday Alice invited me over to her house, bless her heart, to watch this sermon.  Additionally, she had a vial of oil for me already. (I think she must really love me... she does so many wonderful things for me!)

There were several scriptures that referred to the grain, wine and oil all throughout the Old Testament which were symbolic elements.  However, while the grain and wine are commonly used and known in Christianity with the holy communion, the oil is often not focused on.  It is equally as important to utilize.
Pastor Prince pointed out that this blessed oil is not just for healing the sick, but for every area in your life.  You can anoint your house, your vehicle, your familys' pillows, etc.  Anything that you want to be blessed with protection, holiness, added insight, and so on, can be anointed to God with the oil.
He made an awesome point about the bread, wine and oil: each element is heavily pressed from its original form to become these sacred elements. Jesus was also pressed incredibly - scourged, beaten, abused and crucified.  When we partake of these elements we are proclaiming his death, which is the good news, until his return.  It offers us health, wellness, healing and forgiveness of the body and spirit.
Evil will turn and run from us when we use these elements.  Prince said "Be RADICAL with these elements."  They are not superstitions, they are from God. 
Interestingly enough, the world's richest product at this time is oil - it's black. God's standard of rich is oil that is pure and fresh!

At the end of this message, Pastor Prince tells his congregation to hold up the small containers of oil that they brought with them and he blesses it, making it holy.  Alice had already given me oil that was blessed, but for the sake of my participating, she poured some virgin olive oil in a bottle and let me hold it up to be blessed along with Prince's congregation.

After that, I blessed little Ryan.  It was a beautiful thing!