Annointing

...you anoint my head with oil...

Sheep, apparently, are particularly disturbed by flies. When they are attacked by flies, they will beat their heads against rocks until they die in order to try to kill the flies. To prevent this, shepherds will coat their heads with olive oil.

Have you ever felt that you were beating your head against a wall in a vain attempt to change a situation? To do something that has always been done in a strange desire to have a different outcome? Can I tell you how often I hear, "Years ago, we would to this or that in the church, and it was so much better." The problem with that kind of logic is that the church that existed many years ago is the one that has given birth to the church of today -- one that is smaller and older. Why would we insist on trying to duplicate the church of years ago to try to grow a church when these church of long ago has lead to the problems we are experiencing?

Are there things in our lives that we do over and over expecting a different result? Are there problems in our lives that require healing?

Anointing is often done for healing. God anoints us with oil. He brings us healing -- of our frustrations, of our blindness, of our sickness. He will stop our futile attempts to change our situations by changing it himself.

He anoints my head with oil.