I’m not sure any of us can even define the anointing. I think it’s unexplainable, undefinable, and uncontrollable. But I want it. I need it. And I can’t do anything without it. I’m not trying to get hyper-spiritual here. But you know when you have it and you know when you don’t. On one level, it’s not something you can man-u-facture. But I do think purity and humility are the keys to unlocking the anointing.

I was so grateful for God’s anointing last night. More powerful than jet lag. I felt like it gave me the energy and clarity I needed to speak.

The longer I preach the more cognizant I am of this fact: my words don’t mean anything without the quickening of the Holy Spirit. I’d rather have people hear one word from the Lord than a thousand of my sermons!

My prayer coming into 2009 was simply this: a greater anointing. Honestly, I don’t even know what that means or how it happens. Just keeping it real. But I know I want it and need it. And I feel it. I preach with more conviction now than I did six months ago.

By the way, I am so challenged by something RT Kendall said: “If I do not experience a fresh anointing every day, it is only a matter of time before I will become yesterday’s man.” The good news is that you don’t have to become yesterday’s man! Seek a fresh anointing. Be filled with His Spirit. Be filled with His Word. And watch Him do things in your life that are way beyond your human ability!