In the article, Trump’s Use of Alligators, I said that I hadn’t previously talked about the importance of the alligator because I didn’t know where it fit in the Christian tradition. I only wrote about it at that time because I had received the message that it’s not Christian. This message assured me that my experience doesn’t imply anything about Christian beliefs. However, I think I have found a more accurate analysis.
The Importance of Asking the Right Questions
Often, we don’t find answers to our questions because we don’t know the right questions to ask. For example, there is a problem I’ve been mulling over in the last few weeks: “Is there a separate anointing that oversees society in transition?” It was a struggle to get to the point where I knew what to ask. I was trying to figure out what my role is. And not only my role. I know I’m not the only one with this question.
I started by asking if there is a separate office for those who oversee the changing of an age and its influence on people. That led me to the information I am going to share with you now.
A New Anointing For a New Season
Apparently, it is not an office. It is an anointing. The term for the changing of an age and its influence on people is ‘a society in transition’. So, yes, there is a separate anointing. It’s also called ‘a new anointing for a new season’. In other words, it is a new anointing for changing circumstances.
It is Not a Different Spirit
The notion that this anointing is a different spirit is a common misconception. The terms ‘new’ or ‘different anointing’ refer to a new outpouring or a different application of the Holy Spirit’s power. Its purpose is to meet the specific, immediate needs of a transition. Theologically, the Holy Spirit is one. It is not a different spirit at all.
New Anointings in the Old Testament
There were Old Testament figures who had this anointing. Micah is thought to have received it. The verse cited in my research is Micah 2:13:
The one who makes a breach goes
up before them;
they make a breach and pass
through the gate;
Their king shall go through before
them,
the Lord at their head.
Jeremiah 23:29 is also cited:
Is not my word like fire--oracle of
the LORD--
like a hammer shattering rock?
The Breaker Anointing
I’m uncomfortable with this title considering what’s being said and done today in the name of Christianity. Calling this anointing a Breaker seems to be asking for trouble. One writer actually encourages believers to “release the Breaker anointing.” That terrifies me.
I am also mystified about how an anointing would work under this scenario. I don’t think it’s something one releases. As I understand it, the purpose of the new anointing is to break through the fear and hesitation that keeps a believer from saying or doing what needs to be said or done.
But the word is actually used in the Bible.
One of God’s names in the Bible actually is the “Breaker.” A breaker anointing is a catalytic deposit of the Holy Spirit where eternity breaks through into the natural realm. It is a holy invasion where the gates of heaven are opened! (The Breaker Anointing by Jill Austin)
- The Breaker Anointing is to shatter every chain that kept you bound.
- It is for Kingdom-oriented reformation.
- It’s a “New” Anointing for a new season.
- It is associated with kingdom administrators or “cultural architects”.
Conclusion
This is important to me on at least two levels. It helps me understand the meaning of the courage and sacrifice of citizens who are now in the depths of the physical struggle. The societies of the United States and the world are in transition, but there seems to be an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to meet the immediate needs of the transition. We also see new political leaders who are willing and able to guide our communities through these changes.
For me, personally, the idea of the new anointing is freeing. I know now that it happens, and it has happened for centuries. The miracles we see around us serve as evidence in this time that God is active and that he cares for the marginalized. He remains present, powerful and merciful.