Christmas isn’t just about Jesus being born…

He told us that He would come…

“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” Matthew 1:23 (Isaiah 7:14)

He told us why He would come…

“To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.” John 18:37

He told us what made Him do it…

What do you think it means to be anointed?

I have heard people say “He is an anointed preacher!” or “that man has an anointing on him!” when they are telling me about their pastor, or about an evangelist.

And it got me to thinking… what is it to be “anointed” or to have “an anointing?”

I believe that the Word of God places a measure of responsibility and accountability on believers.

The sin of Solomon – 1 Kings 11

“But king Solomon loved many strange women,… For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, [that] his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as [was] the heart of David his father.” 1 Kings 11: 1, 4

King Solomon has been called the wisest man who ever lived.  But he had a vice, and it is a vice that many men have shared.

And I am not just talking about loving many strange women…  because that would be too easy for us to say, “that’s not me!” to. 

To understand how we are like Solomon… to make sure that we don’t follow him down the path to a heart that is not perfect with the LORD our God… we have to ask ourselves…