"...proclaim good news to the poor." ISAIAH 61:1b

This verse speaks of Jesus—the Anointed One. The King who was appointed to sit on the throne of an everlasting kingdom yet anointed to proclaim good news to the poor. A victorious King with power to vindicate and authority to release justice—yet anointed to heal, full of overflowing mercy and compassion. His voice awakens hearts to the good news as he cries out, “Come unto me!” He is not calling to those who think their own good deeds will save them. He is calling to the ones who recognize their need for a Savior. He says:

"I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent."

LUKE 5:32 NLT

Can you hear the passion in his voice as you yield to his Holy Spirit? “Taste and see that the Lord is good!” I can hear him say, “Struggle no more. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly at heart. Here, you will find rest for your soul! Leave your old life behind and receive my life. I give you my Spirit.” He will join with your spirit and teach you how to live as the new creation you now are. He will never leave you and never forsake you.

This is good news, but it doesn’t end here! It seems this anointed King has anointed you and me with his own anointing. It is to proclaim this same good news. “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone,” he says.

"Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed."

Mark 16:15-18 NLT

What a marvelous mission this is! How can it be that he has anointed me? Yet I feel uncertainty disappear as his voice beckons us to come unto him closer still. “Receive my name and the authority it carries,” I hear him say, “Live as I live, and walk as I walk. Allow the power in my Spirit that now lives in you to heal others as I am healing you. Proclaim the same message that I am proclaiming to you. You will experience the same outcome that my Word carries as you speak my Word. You are my son. You are my daughter. I give you my anointing because you are my child. Abide in me because I abide in you. Be victorious because I have already made you so. Be prosperous because I have already caused you to be so. Do not be afraid, and do not be discouraged, for I am with you now and forever!”