Anointed and Appointed: Obedience Brings God's Glory

Devotional

Day 1: The Whole Earth is Filled with His Glory

God’s glory is not confined to a single place or moment; it permeates all of creation. Wherever you find yourself, you are standing on ground that declares His majesty. The very air you breathe is a testament to His sustaining power. You can choose to recognize His presence in the ordinary and the extraordinary alike. This realization transforms every location into a sanctuary of praise. Your entire life becomes an opportunity to declare His goodness. [01:01:40]

The whole earth is filled with his glory.
(Isaiah 6:3, ESV)

Reflection: As you go about your day today, where can you intentionally pause to recognize and declare God’s glory in your immediate surroundings?

Day 2: Anointed and Appointed by God

You are not where you are by accident or mere human effort. God has specifically placed you in your family, your job, and your community for a divine purpose. This appointment comes with a corresponding anointing—the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit. This oil is a spiritual protection and a mark of divine favor. It equips you to fulfill the role God has designed for you. Walk in the confidence that you have been chosen and equipped by Him. [01:08:37]

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
(Psalm 23:5, ESV)

Reflection: What specific role or relationship in your life feels challenging right now, and how can remembering that God has anointed and appointed you for it change your perspective?

Day 3: Consecrated for God’s Exclusive Use

To be consecrated is to be set apart from common use for a sacred purpose. Your life, once lived for your own purposes, has been dedicated to God. This is not about hiding from the world but about being a distinct instrument of grace within it. Your values, actions, and speech are now aligned with a higher calling. You are marked by loyalty to God, designed to reflect His character in a world that desperately needs to see it. [01:12:42]

Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
(2 Timothy 2:21, ESV)

Reflection: In what one practical area of your life—perhaps your entertainment choices or your speech—is God inviting you to live more distinctly as someone set apart for His use?

Day 4: The Connection Between Obedience and Glory

Scripture reveals a consistent pattern: human obedience precedes the manifestation of God’s glory. Obedience is the act of trusting and following God’s instructions, even when the outcome is unclear. It is the faithful completion of the work He has given you to do. On the other side of that faithful action, God’s power and presence are often revealed in remarkable ways. Your obedience creates a space for His glory to be displayed. [01:19:09]

Moses did everything just as the LORD commanded him. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
(Exodus 40:16, 33-34, ESV)

Reflection: Is there a specific instruction from God that you have been postponing, and what would it look like to take a step of obedience in that area this week?

Day 5: Living a Life Covered by the Anointing

The anointing of God’s Spirit acts as a protective covering for your life. Just as oil protected sheep from destructive pests, the Holy Spirit guards your heart and mind from the enemy’s attacks. This does not mean you won’t encounter trouble, but that trouble cannot ultimately derail God’s purpose for you. The enemy may buzz around you, but he cannot land because you are covered. This truth allows you to walk in peace and authority, no matter your circumstances. [01:06:48]

But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
(1 John 2:20, ESV)

Reflection: When you feel the “pests” of anxiety, doubt, or criticism swirling around you, how can you actively remind yourself of the anointing that covers and protects you?

Sermon Summary

If worship rises with intentionality, praise becomes the defining posture of life rather than a Sunday habit. The narrative emphasizes exuberant, public praise as a response to waking, blessing, and hope in God's unfolding future. Holiness frames that praise: seraphim cover faces before the holy presence, feet get covered where the holy ground meets the prophet, and the earth fills with divine glory. Consecration receives attention as a double movement — set apart from common use and set apart for God's purposes — so vessels, instruments, and people function exclusively for sacred ends.

Anointing appears as both appointment and protection. Oil designates persons for office and blesses them to operate in their calling; in shepherding practice oil kept pests from landing on sheep, illustrating how the anointing prevents spiritual harassment from taking root. The anointing empowers daily life — work, family, and public spaces — so that opposition can fly around but cannot attach.

Obedience produces tangible results. Repeated biblical examples connect faithful action with manifest power: the finished work of obedience invites God’s glory to fill the place; miracles, deliverances, and provision follow when people complete what God commands. Obedience does not always remove the furnace; sometimes God enters the furnace with the obedient, proving presence amid suffering rather than mere exemption from it. The call to holiness therefore includes both separation from the world’s patterns and active engagement for God’s visible glory among people.

Practical demands close the theological loop: live anointed, live consecrated, and pursue obedience to finish the work God assigns. The covenantal reality includes testimony — transformed relationships, restored reputation, and opened doors — as fruit of a life ordered to praise, sanctified by oil, and shaped by obedience. The overall thrust urges believers to move from passive affiliation into purposeful, public, and holy action so that God’s glory becomes evident in every sphere of life.

Key Takeaways

1. Praise as primary spiritual act Praise functions as both recognition and declaration: it names God’s sovereignty, reorients the heart, and shifts the atmosphere toward divine presence. Persistent, intentional praise disciplines faith to expect future blessing and resists the minimization of God’s work to private moments. Living under praise reshapes identity and cultivates readiness for God’s next move. [44:38]
2. Anointing repels spiritual pests The oil symbolizes appointment and a practical barrier against what tries to land and corrupt life. Like a shepherd anointing sheep to keep flies from settling, divine anointing prevents slander, gossip, and spiritual harassment from taking root. That protection does not remove trials but disables their ability to destabilize calling and character. [66:06]
3. Consecration: set apart for God Consecration separates not merely for avoidance but for purpose; holiness withdraws from common use so it can be dedicated to God’s visible work. Being set apart entails active presence in the world — not hiding — with a clear, outward-facing purpose: to glorify God through good works. This clarity prevents both legalism and passivity, orienting conduct toward sacred goals. [72:42]
4. Obedience unlocks God's manifest glory Completing divinely commanded work creates the conditions for God’s glory to appear; obedience precedes many biblical breakthroughs. Glory often accompanies faithfulness within trials rather than removing trials entirely, showing God’s presence with the obedient amid struggle. Finishing the task invites visible, actionable power into ordinary circumstances. [79:09]

Youtube Chapters

[00:00] - Welcome
[44:38] - Call to Praise
[45:29] - Four-Second Praise Illustration
[56:39] - Seraphim and Holiness
[59:05] - Holy Ground and Consecration
[61:40] - The Earth Filled with Glory
[63:06] - Anointing: Appointment Explained
[66:06] - Oil Keeps Pests Away
[70:39] - Instruments No Longer Common
[72:42] - Set Apart For God's Glory
[78:49] - Finished Work, Glory Follows
[80:51] - Obedience and Biblical Examples
[84:05] - Personal Testimony and Application
[86:30] - Living Anointed in Daily Life

Bible Study Guide

Bible reading: Exodus 40:16, 33-34 (ESV)
This Moses did; according to all that the Lord commanded him, so he did... So Moses finished the work. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

Observation questions

According to the passage, what was the direct result of Moses finishing the work?
The sermon described how the anointing of oil on sheep kept pests from landing and causing harm. What was the practical, protective purpose of this shepherding practice? [01:06:06]
What are the two parts of being consecrated, or set apart, as described? It involves being separated from one thing and dedicated to another. [01:12:42]
The sermon listed several biblical examples where a specific action was followed by a specific result. What pattern connects the stories of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the widow with the jars of oil, and Joshua at Jericho? [01:22:29] [01:23:11] [01:23:26]

Interpretation questions

How does the concept of anointing as both an appointment to a role and a protection from spiritual harassment change the way one views their daily work and life?
The seraphim covered their faces in the presence of God's holiness. What does this reaction suggest about the nature of God and the appropriate posture of His people when they approach Him? [56:39]
If being set apart for God's glory means active engagement in the world and not hiding from it, how does this correct a misunderstanding of holiness that leads to isolation or legalism? [01:13:39]
In the story of the fiery furnace, God's glory was revealed by His presence with the obedient in their trial, not by removing the trial itself. What does this reveal about how God's power is often made manifest in a believer's life?

Application questions

Praise is described as a primary spiritual act that reorients the heart and shifts the atmosphere. What would it look like to make intentional praise, not just a Sunday habit, but the defining posture of your life this week? [44:38]
The anointing prevents spiritual pests like slander and gossip from "landing" and taking root. Is there a specific "pest"—a negative comment, a fearful thought, a temptation—that has been trying to land in your life? How can you actively apply the truth of your anointing to keep it from destabilizing your calling and character? [01:06:48]
Consecration means being set apart from common use for God's sacred purposes. What is one common, everyday part of your life (your work, a relationship, a talent, your home) that you can consciously dedicate to being used exclusively for God’s glory this week?
There is a connection between finished obedience and God's glory being made manifest. What is one thing God has clearly told you to do that you have left unfinished? What is one practical step you can take this week to move toward completing that work? [01:20:51]
God's presence with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the furnace proved His faithfulness amid suffering rather than granting exemption from it. What "furnace" are you facing right now where you need to trust that God is with you, even if He doesn't immediately take you out of it? [01:22:29]
The testimony of a transformed life includes restored relationships and opened doors. How has living a life ordered to praise, sanctified by oil, and shaped by obedience produced tangible fruit that others can see? Who can you share that testimony with? [01:24:38]

Sermon Clips

Daniel was obedient, and he kept praying. And when he was thrown into the lion's den, God shut the lion's mouth. There was obedience, then there was glory. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow and were obedient. They were thrown into the fiery furnace, and then the glory of God showed up. God didn't take them out of the fire. God stepped in there with them. I don't know who I'm talking to this morning. Sometimes, God won't take you out of the fire. He'll join you in there and let the enemy know no matter how hot it gets, he's not going to leave you nor forsake you. [01:22:09] (45 seconds) #FaithInTheFire

When I go when you go in your office tomorrow, you've been anointed and appointed. Don't walk in that office like you're not supposed to be there. God has anointed you, and he's appointed you. I don't care what your supervisor does. I don't care what your nasty coworkers do. I'm walking in that bad boy dripping with the oil of God because he's anointed me and appointed me to be where I am. Somebody help me praise God. I got oil. Go to work tomorrow. I got oil. Crazy coworkers on the job. I gotta say what you wanna say, I got oil. [01:07:34] (40 seconds) #AnointedAtWork

Do what you wanna do, I got oil. Scheme however you wanna scheme, I got oil. Plan what you wanna plan, I got oil. Talk about me, I got oil. Gossip about me. I got oil. Slander me. I got oil. It doesn't matter what you I'm not here by myself. I'm not here by accident. God has appointed me. Anybody here been appointed by God? I didn't show up by accident. I'm not serving by accident. God has placed me where I am. [01:08:14] (51 seconds) #AppointedNotAccidental

See, on the outside, the sheep could look fine. But if these fleas and pests ever got on the inside of the sheep, the sheep were in trouble. In fact, the the the the the word reveals to us that sheep literally, during the summertime and the springtime, flies would try to go into the nose cavity of the sheep. It would lay eggs. And when it would lay eggs in the cavity of the sheep, the sheep would literally lose their mind and could run off of a cliff. Because it was dangerous for a sheep to have pests and and and and they would do things that were distraught and they could literally die. [01:05:26] (40 seconds) #GuardYourInnerLife

If you realize your life has been anointed, somebody help me praise him. If you realize you've been consecrated, somebody help me praise him. If your life has been holy, separate, and set apart, somebody help me praise him because I came to serve notice on the enemy. Try what you wanna try but god has blessed me with oil. So when I leave here this morning, I'm going in my home because I got oil. I'm going on my job because I got oil. I'm raising my kids like I've got oil. I'm raising my business like I got oil. Anybody got oil. I don't care what the enemy tries. I got oil. Somebody tell your neighbor, I got oil. [01:26:16] (48 seconds) #AnointedEverywhere

And I realized it dawned on me that they were being praised for what they did in the area or sphere that they were gifted. And I realized that I could never limit my praise to God to one particular sphere. They were being praised for what they did on a football field and a basketball court, But I can't limit my praise to God in one particular area because I've realized in the word it says, the whole earth is filled with his glory. That means no matter where you are, there ought to be some praises going up. That means wherever you are, you can declare that God is all God by himself. Are you still with me? So the word of God says that God is holy, and he ought to be praised because he's holy. The whole earth is filled with his glory. [01:00:55] (49 seconds) #GloryFillsTheEarth

You see if I can help you. Because there's a connection in the text between Moses' finished work and God's glory filling the temple. I don't believe I I when I use my homiletical, exegetical imagination. I I I don't believe if Moses didn't finish the work, then God's glory would have landed or come in and fill the temple. It is because he was obedient to what God said that God's glory then filled the temple because he finished the work. What are you doing to finish the work that God has called you to do? What are you doing? No. Literally. What are you doing? To finish the work that God has ordained for your life. There's a connection between obedience and finished work and God's glory. Let me see if I can help you. [01:20:14] (55 seconds) #FinishTheWork

God's glory fell into place. There's a connection between the finished work and the glory of God. Then he finished the work. Because he finished the work, then God's glory was made manifest. As soon as Moses does what God ordained and declared him to do, and he follows him by step and is obedient, the power and the presence and the glory of God has been made manifest. The word of God says, Moses was finished, then glory was released. Why when we didn't do what he told us to do the last time? Lord, I won't get a move. Did you do what I told you to do the last time? There's a connection between his obedience and finished work that God then begins to reveal his glory in his life. Have you finished [01:18:45] (89 seconds) #FinishToUnlockGlory

You when when you travel, the the whole earth is filled with God's glory because you're made in his image. And wherever you are, he's there. Are you still with me? That means it doesn't matter where you travel to, you ought to be able to give him glory wherever you are and give him praise because he's blessed you in spite of you. Are you still with me? Now now what what what blessed me is that the word the word of God says in chapter 43 [01:01:43] (58 seconds) #BringGloryEverywhere

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Anointed and Appointed: Obedience Brings God's Glory

Devotional

Day 1: The Whole Earth is Filled with His Glory

Day 2: Anointed and Appointed by God

Day 3: Consecrated for God’s Exclusive Use

Day 4: The Connection Between Obedience and Glory

Day 5: Living a Life Covered by the Anointing

Sermon Summary

Key Takeaways

Youtube Chapters

Bible Study Guide

Sermon Clips

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Anointed and Appointed: Obedience Brings God's Glory

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