THE ANOITING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

In early December 1974, I visited Stan and Shirley Phillips in Oshawa, about thirty miles east of Toronto, and I still hadn't obeyed the vision to preach. Indeed, I hadn't told anyone about my experiences, dreams, and visions. But that was to change.

"Can I tell you something?" I asked. They both nodded expectantly and I poured out my heart to them, at least to the extent my stutter would allow. They were very patient and listened for about three hours.

Finally Stan interrupted me and said enthusiastically, "Benny, tonight you must come to our church and share this." Stan and Shirley were part of a group of about a hundred people called Shiloh, at the Trinity Assembly of God in Oshawa, so I went with them that evening—long hair, casual clothes, stuttering tongue, and all. I didn't know what would happen. I knew I had been told to preach the gospel, but I had come to think that the preaching would probably be through tracts.

I still didn't know what was going to happen as I sat in the audience during the early part of the service. I became very nervous—scared. I was going to make a fool of myself, and everyone would laugh. I didn't need any more of that.

Before long, Stan, a scientist at a nuclear plant in the area, had introduced me and I was walking to the pulpit. I had never stood behind one. Stan had said, "Share your experiences," and that's what I set out to do. I opened my mouth, terrified, and something touched my tongue, numbing it. I talked, fluently and rapidly, actually too rapidly; I had to tell
myself to slow down.
I was preaching the gospel! It seemed impossible, but I was talking clearly and smoothly. And I haven't stopped.

I told them—they were mostly young people—about meeting the Holy Spirit in my room and then talking to Him, asking Him questions, and listening to Him for a year. "How do you meet the Holy Ghost?" I asked rhetorically. "On your knees, lying on your back, walking around the room, praying. You don't meet Him by just singing a song."

I pressed ahead: "There's only one way to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that's through prayer." I kept up that kind of talk for about an hour, and then realized I should be drawing to a close. But I wanted to tell them about Moses, for the Holy Spirit had given me insight that still amazes me. And I was getting bold all of a sudden.

"Moses asked the Lord—now nobody can ask this until he's in the Holy of Holies," I said. "It was a time, forty days later, before he could ask—remember, God had touched him, fellowship had erupted, worship, beauty, ecstasy, the presence of the Almighty, boldness had set in. Then he could say, 'Let me see Your glory.'

"He had paid the price," I said. "He was saying, 'Lord, I've been up here with you for the last forty days. There's nothing left of my flesh. Let me see Your glory.' And God passed before him. And although he saw only His back, he saw the glory, the wonder of God."I didn't let up. "Do you want God's presence?" I asked. "Then lose your own. You lose sight of yourself, and you'll gain sight of God."

I wound down and I thought, "I'm going to pray." In my room, I had always wobbled and even fallen when I invited the Holy Spirit in, so much so that I looked for a safe place to stand or kneel, even putting my back to the wall. But I didn't have any expectation that something similar would happen in an open meeting.

So I lifted my hands and said, "Holy Spirit, you are welcome here. Please come." Instantly the power of God hit the place. People began to cry and many fell to the floor.

"Oh, dear God, what do I do now?" I asked. I turned around to the fellow who was leading the meeting, hoping he would come and take the service out of my hands. But as I turned and pointed toward him, he fell backward several feet. I was trying to get him to come close and suddenly he was farther away. No one could get near me. And then I realized that during all those times over the past year, anyone who might have been in the room would have fallen under the power too.

The leader made several tries at getting close to me, and each time he hit the wall. Finally I just talked to the people. Many were on their knees, still weeping. I told them more about the person of the Holy Spirit. Finally I ended without praying any more.

Isaiah 10:27 says that "the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing" (KJV) and that is exactly what happened. The devil's hold on lives is destroyed when the anointing comes. That was the case with me and my tongue, and that was true of the people in the congregation.
(BENNY HINN)

Powerful. Hy i have been seeing many of your posts, they are really holy ghost inspired, keep em up

Yooguyz: Powerful. Hy i have been seeing many of your posts, they are really holy ghost inspired, keep em up

Thanks. Glad for that encouragement. U know NL, man! Some of these guys, I tell you- they'll push so hard to discourage one. But I've made up my mind to pass God's message across to HELP me first and then as many as would yield to the Holy Spirit to learn. Thanks

sidespin:

Thanks. Glad for that encouragement. U know NL, man! Some of these guys, I tell you- they'll push so hard to discourage one. But I've made up my mind to pass God's message across to HELP me first and then as many as would yield to the Holy Spirit to learn. Thanks

you welcome, i guess we are of one purpose to spread the message of the holy spirit to NL. You know what, i created a thread on the holy spirit. There any bible believing christian can write anything on holy spirit without fear of bashing from athiests. Sis Jesoul ( one of the moderators also a christian) is speacially monitoring the thread to filter it from unrelated posts. All i just require from you is to post a comment there every day so that it will stick. Who knows maybe you have a word from God that may change a viewers life forever, can you do that for me?

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