Christian Anointing oils - why?

Many people of the Christian church have at one time or another been in a church when the pastor or head of the church called forward people that are ill. When they come forward the pastor or head of the church pulls out a little bottle of oil.

I remember when I first saw this happen during a church service the wonderment of what were they doing and why came upon me so strongly.

This practice seemed very odd to me. It seemed when someone was not feeling well the pastor or a head person of the church would pull out a little bottle of oil and put a dab on the person's forehead. This seemed very strange to me.

One day I remember a pastor mentioning something in the Holy Bible about Paul anointing people with oil

and even telling others they should do this when someone is sick. As a result I concluded this was the full

purpose and left it at that until one day an evangelist came to town.

I had heard this evangelist was going to do a teaching about anointing oils which caught my attention. The evangelist's teaching captured everyone's attention so as if not miss one word. He talked of wonderful miracles, healings of emotions of people he had been involved with first hand. He talked of others being healed of illnesses such of cancer, diabetics, paralyze, chronic allergies, Parkinson disease and others that none of us had heard of being supernaturally healed of before. He told of using anointing oils and how the oils actually were symbolic of the Holy Spirit. After listening to his teaching I decided to study and learn more on my own.

In searching out the Holy Bible I found an interesting verse: "Isaiah 10:27 - It shall come to pass in that day that

his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, and his yoke from your neck and the yoke will be destroyed

because of the anointing oil."

How interesting? Anointing oils break bondages? The evangelist had talked about people being healed of emotional issues. Wow, I sure could use some help in breaking some bondages in my life. But was this all?

Actually I found many places throughout the scriptures where the anointing oils were used. In 1 Sam. 16:13

Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him (David) in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord

came upon David from that day forward.

King David was considered to be a man after God's heart. Imagine - When he was anointed with the oil the Spirit of the Lord came upon him from that day forward. I sure would like to have the Spirit of God on me all the rest of my life.

But was this Magic or anointing?

The oil throughout scripture typically symbolizes the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is part of the God head. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The scriptures tell us Holy Spirit was sent to be our comforter and helper.

Throughout the Old and New Testament of the Holy Bible we are told of the anointing oils being used. In Exodus 30 of the Holy Bible the scriptures tell us they are "forevermore". Forevermore means just that....forever. The use of the Biblical Anointing Oils are important for today as much as they were in the days of old.

You tell me..............just how important is the anointing oils after all????

Clara Huset