Why Because You Are Anointed by T. D. Jakes

Author:T. D. Jakes
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Christian Life, Christianity, Religion, Inspirational, Biblical Studies, General, Pentecostal & Charismatic, Christian Theology
ISBN: 9780768426434
Publisher: Destiny Image
Published: 1994-01-01T22:00:00+00:00

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Because You Are Anointed

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Psalms 2:1-8

Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine a vain thing? The actual question in this text is not King David asking God the motivation of those who take counsel (conspire) to come against the Lord and His anointed. More importantly, it is David asking God why He allows it to happen. "God, why do you allow the heathen to rage, and why do you let the rulers and kings of the earth set themselves against you and against your anointed? Why God, Why?"

The Question is Why?

Why does God allow His anointed to suffer so greatly? After all, the sole motivation of the anointed is to do the will of God. You would think that if the primary sole desire in the life of the anointed is to please their heavenly Father, the least He could do is protect and preserve them. You would think God would stop the persecution, mistreatment, and abuse of the heathens and phony church folks. But the truth of the matter is that God allows, and in most cases sends, His anointed through more than all others. An intelligent question is, "God, why?"

The anointed might say, "Why do you let this mess happen when I'm obeying you? Why do you let people treat me like this? God, what's up with that? Are you a sadist who enjoys inflicting pain on others? Oh God, why allow these heathens to trip on me like this? I mean, after all, I'm a man of God, I'm a woman of God. I don't have to take this kind of treatment from some stupid unsaved employer who doesn't even respect the fact that I'm called, appointed and anointed. Hey, these people don't even know you. I do. Therefore, I should be afforded special privileges. I should not have to wait until I mature and develop character to get whatsoever I desire—I'm a king's kid! I should be able to just name and claim it. I have the keys to the Kingdom. I can call what I want into existence. I thought all I had to do is say the Word, right?" But you know what God's response is to all that selfishness and flesh?

"No,...I...DON'T...THINK...SO!!!"

Let us look at the psalmist's question in passage and address each point, one by one.

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