Oil of gladness!

Oil of gladness!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Hebrews 1:9
You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.

There is a great blessing in loving what is right in the eyes of God and hating what is wrong in the eyes of God. This shows why some believers move ahead in life and others don't, why some make progress and others are just stagnant.

Every believer is a child of God and is in the kingdom of God but that doesn't mean every child will make progress in their kingdom life. God the Father desires each of His children to make outstanding progress in every area of their lives and bear much fruit. One who hates what is wrong and loves what is right is the one who will make significant progress in the kingdom of God and in his own life. God himself anoints such people with the oil of gladness above their companions, friends and every one else. Oil of gladness means extreme joy and gladness, it also means divine power and majesty. Such a person doesn't love whats popular, He loves what is right in the eyes of God. He doesn't hate what the world hates, He hates what God hates and is well rewarded by God. Love what the Lord loves and hate what the Lord hates. This is the key to promotion in every area of your life. Psalms 75.6 says, For exaltation and promotion comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. It comes from God. The reason many believers don't progress in life is because they have compromised and taken sides with the world instead of honouring God and giving Him first place in their lives. John 12:43 says, for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

Friend, in these last days make yourself available and yeild to the ways of God, He will make you a grand success in front of your companions and you will be an example to all your friends, companions and to every one else. Your life will become a lesson for many - The lesson will be that God honours those who honour Him and lifts up to the heights those who give Him the first and foremost place in their lives. What a life! Be ready for elevation!