A Dangerous Anointing

Oh... the things I'm reminded of when I attend church on Saturday night. Stan spoke of the Anointing of God, and how it demands certain things. By His grace, we are not under a certain amount (for lack of a better word) of the anointing because we simply couldn't handle it. We aren't ready. His example was Ananias and Sapphira. That's just scary. But it reminded me of Moses, who flirted with the same anointing. After all, who on earth besides Jesus Himself carried a greater anointing than Moses?

Exo 4:24-26
(24) And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
(25) Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
(26) So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

That is three verses - only three - that share God's intent to KILL Moses. Why? Moses had accepted the anointing, but had not sold out to God. He had withheld his own son from God. It was Zipporah, Moses' wife, that saved his keester (is that a word?). There's more than one sermon on this subject. How about... Why Marry a Godly Woman? Or... A Bloody Husband Thou Art...

It is a very visual reminder of how serious God is about His Anointing. He might kill you if you don't accept it - true. He wrestled with Moses to take it. This is quite the subject, because we don't know what God would have done to Moses had he refused to lead God's people. God had His heart set upon Moses, after all. He also might kill you if you accept the anointing lightly. This is more likely. God is a loving God, and a gracious God, and a merciful God, but He IS God, and He IS Holy, and He IS serious about His Kingdom. Therefore, we should be serious about it, too.

To whom much is given, MUCH is expected. How much have I been given? What have I done with it? Have I buried it under my tent?