Anointed Lanes

1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; 2 To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,

Anointed Lanes:

good news to the afflicted.

“To bring good news to the afflicted,”

Afflicted synonyms: afflicted, poor, humble, meek.

Afflicted: a person who has been a victim of some pain, injury, or harm, either physically or mentally; often associated with recurring treatment or events.

sense: to announce or convey a message of positive information about recent or important events.

Humble: they had something happen in their life that humiliated them.

A knowing that you can not get out of this on your own.

Poor meaning you know you need more then you have.

God is rewarding humility again.

He does this all throughout Proverbs and the new testament.

Example:

Ever seen someone make a mistake and they know it, but the people around them jump on them and tell how bad that mistake was. Its like those other people are happy to confirm how bad that other person messed up. This never produces any kind of good fruit in either of their lives.

This is speaking bad new to the poor.

There is also a speaking good news to the proud.

You are anointed for conveying a positive message to the ones who know they need God.

Jesus said blessed are the poor in spirit, for they shall inherit the Kingdom of God. (Matt 5:3)

Example:

We had this employee, we will call her Anne. Anne had done something that was fireable at the preschool. She did something that put a child in harms way and could have resulted in the center being shut down if that happened. We found out what she had done from another employee. There were several things going on here that was making it a very easy decision to fire Anne. When Anne came in she was nervous. We asked her if she had anything to tell us, and she did not offer anything willingly. We told her what we know happened and she immediately admitted it. No children were harmed and no employees were harmed in any way. We asked her what the real problem was and she could not come up with anything other than the fact that she made a mistake. We asked her what made her make that mistake? She did not know but we could tell she wanted to know that answer. We told her to step out so we can decide what we were going to do. We prayed about what to do and we heard God to empower her to clean up her mess and to give her another chance. While we were doing this Anne had already gone to her classroom and another next to hers and told them exactly what she had done and apologized for putting their jobs at risk. We invited her back and told her our decision and she immediately burst out in tears. Before that moment she had already told us how she could not believe that we were even talking to her after all that had happened. We saw a real humility and a willingness to do the hard work of cleaning up her mess. We told her the good new and what we see in her. We piled on the truth of who she really is and what we believe she can overcome in her life. She had to go tell every staff member that she had risked their jobs and she was going to earn their trust back.

We are anointed to preach good news to the humble.

This exactly what Jesus does to us.

Jesus himself is apposed to the proud but gives Grace to the humble.

Activation:

Is there anyone in your life that has been afflicted or humbled that you are to bring good news to?

Write their name down:

Holy Spirit, what do you want to tell him or her?

Anointed Lanes:

good news to the afflicted.

bind up the brokenhearted.

“He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,”

The sense behind this verse is to bind up and encourage, or to inspire with confidence, give hope to or courage to.

If you bind something then it can heal.

Be a safe space for someone who is brokenhearted.

Example what not to do:

I have had people come to me and open up about how broken they are, in response i have tried to give advice on how to stop this from happening in the future. This does not work so well. If anything it just pokes the wounds of their heart.

Why does this not work well, because I am not anointed to poke the wounds of the brokenhearted.

You are anointed to encourage, inspire with confidence and give hope to the brokenhearted.

Example:

Sometimes God will send someone to you is going through what you went through already. Just being with them and listening to them begins to bind the wounds. Even sharing how you have found hope after that brokenness. Encouraging them that it is ok to feel what they do and God will visit that place in their heart.

Activation:

Is there anyone in your life that is brokenhearted that needs you to help heal?

Write their name down:

Holy Spirit, what do you want to tell him or her?

Anointed Lanes:

good news to the afflicted.

bind up the brokenhearted.

proclaim liberty to the captive.

“To proclaim liberty to captives”

Captive is someone who was put in captivity unjustly.

Proclaim liberty

Proclaim: to call out, to read aloud, to commission, to be summoned, to be named...

Liberty: Pure, flowing,

- from a root word meaning: to move rapidly

- To be named rabidly.

Shout quickly with authority.

liberty = release

captive = confined against their will

Captive is someone being confined against their will or doing.

They are not doing something to cause this to happen but it keeps happening.

Let’s apply this to our identity:

If you have been told you are not worthy by life of people, and you tend to believe that. You are captive to a lie.

Of you don’t know the lie you may wrestle with, when you are not acting like your true self,

“What is the story you are telling yourself?”

That story is the lie.

Eve and being told she could be more.

Shame says something is wrong with me. Guilt says I acted outside of who I am and I can adjust.

You are anointed to quickly call out the truth in others.

You are anointed to quickly call others by their true name and release those who are captive to shame or lies.

Example:

Jesus released the woman at the well from all her captivity. He proclaimed that she was accepted by the Messiah.

Activation:

Is there anyone in your life that is captive?

Write their name down:

Holy Spirit, what do you want to tell him or her?

Anointed Lanes #2

Recap:

Isaiah 61:1 NASB95

Anointed Lanes:

good news to the afflicted.

bind up the brokenhearted.

proclaim liberty to the captive.

open doors to prisoners.

Isaiah 61:1 NKJV

1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

Captive verses Prisoner

Captive = confined against their will

Prisoner = in prison because of their own doing.

A prisoner became a prisoner because they were a captive that never got liberated.

People get into prison by doing something that the punishment is prison.

Unlike a captive a prisoner is not innocent.

You steal, you go to prison. You lie, you go to the prison of mistrust.

You cheat, you go to prison of mistrust.

Prison is often a natural or law enforced consequence of breaking the image we were made in or a law of the land. It is possible to be captive for a while by others or thoughts and then you become a prisoner because you act on your own out of those beliefs.

Freedom and being in prison you have to be empowered by Grace to get yourself out.

You are anointed to show people the way out by using your life and how Grace empowered you out of prison.

This one has to be the person in prison choosing to exit the open doors.

This one is where victims become overcomer.

Example of people who walked out of prison:

The parodical son had to return home on his own.

Gideon had to go down to 300 and follow the instructions of God.

David had to strengthen himself in the Lord.

Moses had to speak to the king.

Peter had to choose to die upside down on the cross.

Steven had to say out loud not to hold this against those stoning him.

Paul had to go get prayed for to get his sight back.

The Prison doors are open, but you have to go through those door ways yourself.

You are anointed to show people the way out, the way you left that prison yourself.

Sharing your testimony is opening the door for others in prison.

Danie sharing her testimony

We are not anointed to keep the door shut for those in prison.

We are not anointed to keep our story to ourselves.

We are not anointed to say things like “that is what you get or that is what you deserve.”q

Activation:

Is there anyone in your life that God wants you to show the way out of their prison?

Is there anyone that Jesus wants you to share your testimony to?

Write their name down:

Holy Spirit, what do you want to tell him or her?

Anointed Lanes:

good news to the afflicted.

bind up the brokenhearted.

proclaim liberty to the captive.

open doors to prisoners.

proclaim year of favor and a day of vengeance of our God.

Isaiah 61:2 NASB95

2 To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,

proclaim year of favor and a day of vengeance of our God

“To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God.”

Proclaim: to call out, to read aloud, to commission, to be summoned, to be named...

favorable year = Long season of favor of our Lord.

day of vengeance = A short season of alignment.

God is a loving Father who is still a God of justice.

Justice from God is being set righteous.

God does things to help you and I be set in healthy connection with Him again. That is His judgment, His Justice and the purpose of His vengeance.

Danie: God is their parent.

God is their Dad and we need to trust Him to be the parent that sets things right.

You are anointed to call out loud for God to bring a long season of favor and a short season of alignment.

Your role is to proclaim favor and alignment. God’s role is to bring that favor and alignment with the detailed how He will do that.

This is forgiveness.

Activation:

Is there anyone in your life that God wants you to proclaim His love favor and short alignment over?

Write their name down:

Holy Spirit, what do you want to tell him or her?

Anointed Lanes:

good news to the afflicted.

bind up the brokenhearted.

proclaim liberty to the captive.

open doors to prisoners.

proclaim year of favor and a day of vengeance of our God.

comfort those who mourn.

comfort those who mourn “To comfort all who mourn.”

You are anointed to comfort those who have experienced loss.

We are not anointed to discourage those who morn or comfort those who refuse to morn.

Before we build and restore, we need to focus on what we are anointed for.

Activation:

Is there anyone in your life that God wants you to comfort?

Write their name down:

Holy Spirit, what do you want to tell him or her?

Not anointed:

We are not anointed to bring bad news to the afflicted, or good news to the proud.

We are not anointed to poke the wounds of the broken hearted.

We are not anointed to proclaim captivity over the innocent.

We are not anointed to keep the door shut for those in prison.

We are not anointed to bring justice ourselves.

We are not anointed to discourage those who morn or comfort those who refuse to morn.

Meaning dont lead by example with your life.

Dont speak the truth and love about what they are doing to hurt themselves.

Or Dont do anything to help those making mess out of their own life.

Anointed Lanes: 1. good news to the humble

You are anointed for conveying a positive message to the ones who know they need God.

2. bind brokenhearted

You are anointed to encourage, inspire with confidence and give hope to the brokenhearted.

3. proclaim liberty to the captive

You are anointed to quickly call out the truth in others.

You are anointed to quickly call others by their true name and release those who are captive to shame or lies.

4. open doors to prisoners

You are anointed to show people the way out, the way you left that prison yourself.

5. proclaim year of favor and a day of vengeance our God

You are anointed to call out loud for God to bring a long season of favor and a short season of alignment.

6. comfort those who mourn

You are anointed to comfort those who have experienced loss.

Activations:

Are any of you in the room afflicted? Who do you know that is afflicted or poor that needs you to speak hope to?

Are any of you broken hearted, Who do you know that is broken hearted?

Are any of you bold enough to see the captive around you and set them free?

Are any of you in a prison? Who do you know that is in a prison that you can show the way because of personal experience?

Who in your life or in the room has God highlighted to you to move in one or more of these anointed approaches are you to reach out to today.

Other resources:

Matthew 5:3–12 NASB95

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 10 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12 “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Isaiah 61:8 NASB95

8 For I, the Lord, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; And I will faithfully give them their recompense And make an everlasting covenant with them.

Isaiah 2:12 NASB95

12 For the Lord of hosts will have a day of reckoning Against everyone who is proud and lofty And against everyone who is lifted up, That he may be abased.

Luke 6:20–23 NASB9520 And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. 22 “Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. 23 “Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.

Proclaim:

Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon 7121 קָרָא7121 קָרָא [qaraʾ /kaw·raw/] v. A primitive root [rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met]; TWOT 2063; GK 7924; 735 occurrences; AV translates as “call” 528 times, “cried” 98 times, “read” 38 times, “proclaim” 36 times, “named” seven times, “guests” four times, “invited” three times, “gave” three times, “renowned” three times, “bidden” twice, “preach” twice, and translated miscellaneously 11 times. 1 to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim. 1A (Qal). 1A1 to call, cry, utter a loud sound. 1A2 to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God). 1A3 to proclaim. 1A4 to read aloud, read (to oneself), read. 1A5 to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow. 1A6 to call, name, give name to, call by. 1B (Niphal). 1B1 to call oneself. 1B2 to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named. 1C (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen.

Liberty

Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon 1865 דְּרֹור, דְּרֹור1865 דְּרֹור, דְּרֹור [dârowr /der·ore/] n m. From an unused root (meaning to move rapidly); TWOT 454b; GK 2001 and 2002; Eight occurrences; AV translates as “liberty” seven times, and “pure” once. 1 a flowing, free run, liberty. 1A flowing (of myrrh). 1B liberty.

Open:

Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon 6495 פְּקַח־קֹוחַ, קֹוחַ6495 פְּקַח־קֹוחַ, קֹוחַ [pâqach-qowach /pek·akh·ko·akh/] n m. From 6491 redoubled; TWOT 1803b; GK 7223 and 7751; AV translates as “opening of the prison” once. 1 opening (of eyes), wide.

Vengeance:

Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon 5359 נָקָם

5359 נָקָם [naqam /naw·kawm/] n m. From 5358; TWOT 1413a; GK 5934; 17 occurrences; AV translates as “vengeance” 15 times, “quarrel” once, and “avenge” once. 1 vengeance. 1A vengeance (by God, by Samson, by enemies of Judah).

Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon 5358 נָקַם

5358 נָקַם [naqam /naw·kam/] v. A primitive root; TWOT 1413; GK 5933; 35 occurrences; AV translates as “avenge” 18 times, “vengeance” four times, “revenge” four times, “take” four times, “avenger” twice, “punished” twice, and “surely” once. 1 to avenge, take vengeance, revenge, avenge oneself, be avenged, be punished. 1A (Qal). 1A1 to avenge, take vengeance. 1A2 to entertain revengeful feelings. 1B (Niphal). 1B1 to avenge oneself. 1B2 to suffer vengeance. 1C (Piel) to avenge. 1D (Hophal) to be avenged, vengeance be taken (for blood). 1E (Hithpael) to avenge oneself.

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