Preachers will say I feel the anointing, the anointing has left, you are anointed. What is this anointing thing. Simply put the anointing is the presence of the Holy Spirit. In the old testament kings and prophets were anointed to function in their office. In most cases they had oil poured on their head when God told them to anoint someone.
However, this anointing could also be removed. Saul was anointed to be king, but when he was found lacking David was anointed to be king. David said
in Psa 51:11. Do not cast me away from Your presence
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
In the new testament Jesus was our first example of the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 4:17 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Jesus did not do any miracles until the presence and power of the Holy Spirit came upon him at John's baptism.
This is for every believer today.
joel 2:28. “ It will come about after this
That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;
And your sons and daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.
“Even on the male and female servants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
This Holy Spirit is given to all believers who ask, this is known as the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It is when you ask the Holy Spirit to live inside you. You now have 2 spirits living in your body, yours and the Holy Spirit. This is available to all who ask, not a select few as in the Old Testament.
Luke 11:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
The Holy Spirit (the anointing) doesn't come and go, he doesn't fly away like a frightened bird every time a baby crys during a church service or if the piano player hits a sour note.
In Heb 13:14 it is quoted He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”
When we say we feel the presence of the anointing it's not when the Holy Spirit comes, he is there all the time. It's when we can perceive him, we become aware of his presence. The problem is with our focus, when the baby cries the preacher loses focus and he says "the anointing has left" what he means is that he cannot feel it anymore.
Our challenge is to develop our ability to perceive the Holy Spirit, you don't see Jesus ever saying the anointing has left, service over. Spend quiet time talking and listening to him, get to know his voice, how he speaks to you. If this is new to you, ditch your cellphone for 1hr, read the bible for 15min, pray in tongues for 15min and then ask him a question about something you don't understand in the bible. Then sit silently and say nothing, no email, no facebook, nothing. Then go about your business, usually in the shower or while driving to work in a few days time i will suddenly know the answer to the question, it will be ah ha, now i understand. This is revelation knowledge, something the spirit has revealed to you. These are precious nuggets, write them down. This is one of the many ways he speak to you, it's his his role to lead you into all truth.
So next time you are in church praying for the anointing to manifest, understand that its your focus that needs to change. Music is just an aid to help you focus on him that is inside you all along.
