Many believers are seeking a new anointing, a new power, something extra to what they already have, a Toronto Blessing, or other phenomena. I went to Jerusalem forty years ago without receiving a new anointing. Why? What I am seeking is already within me! I have it now, I am not waiting for a new anointing, I have all the power I need in my spirit now! How? Well fifty years ago I was seeking to be filled, baptised with the Holy Spirit. When I received, it was a manifestation of fire, of power, speaking with tongues like they did on the Day of Pentecost – and miracles soon began to follow. What a baptism of Power and of Fire I received that day! I received the Holy Spirit, all the mighty Power of God, everything. Now that powerful anointing which before had been outside of me, that third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, was now IN ME! There is only one Holy Spirit – HE is IN me! Not outside, I am not waiting for another Holy Spirit – HE, the Spirit who raised up Jesus from the dead, who was in Paul and Peter, that mighty, miracle-working power of the Great God I am boasting about, is in me now.
The Power Within: Understanding the Anointing
Many believers today spend years seeking a "new anointing," a "second touch," or modern phenomena like the Toronto Blessing. However, a deeper biblical perspective suggests that the fullness of God’s power isn't something we are waiting for – it is something we already possess.
Why You Don’t Need a "New" Anointing
The search for external spiritual experiences often stems from a misunderstanding of the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit. If you have received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, you have already received the "Fullness of the Godhead" internally.The Jerusalem Paradox: You can travel to the holiest sites on Earth seeking a new impartation and leave unchanged. Why? Because the source of power is not geographical; it is spiritual.The Finished Work: When the Holy Spirit enters a believer, He does not come in portions. You receive the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 8:11).
The Baptism of Fire: A Single, Sufficient Event
The shift from seeking to possessing usually occurs at the moment of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. This is often characterised by:
Evidence of Tongues: As seen on the Day of Pentecost.
Manifestation of Power: A tangible sense of God’s "fire."
Miraculous Results: Miracles and signs following the believer.
The same mighty, miracle-working power that resided in Peter and Paul is currently resident in your spirit. You do not need a new anointing; you need to activate the one you already have.
Does a believer need a new anointing? No. According to Pentecostal theology, the Holy Spirit is a person, not a liquid that runs out. Once a believer is baptised in the Holy Spirit, they possess the full power of God. Spiritual maturity is not about getting "more" of the Spirit, but about the Spirit getting more of the believer and releasing the power already dwelling within (1 John 2:27).