“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6(NKJV)
I believe one of the reasons Heavenly Father has called me to write about His Word is to remove some of the stigmas and overcomplications. His Word is truth! His Word is transparent, but through the years, those with selfish agendas have tried to add to it in some places and take away from it in others. My aim is to help present it in a way that the sheer simplicity and power of His truth is revealed. The ‘Breaker Anointing’ is an ordination of God for the blessing of His people, and it isn’t nearly as complicated as some have made it. I was particularly struck by this as I thought about my friend that I’ll call Ruby for the sake of anonymity. She has left an indelible mark on my consciousness. Like me, she grew up in a home where domestic violence and abuse was prevalent. When I think of what we both endured, I am amazed any human could or would inflict such pain and fear upon someone defenseless. I’m convinced the devil tried to destroy my destiny by possessing the person who oppressed me. The depth of gratitude to God for having saved me both physically and spiritually through the Lord Jesus Christ can’t be expressed with mere words.
It is by the grace of God that I’m able to write about what I know of Ruby’s life. As bad as I believed things were for me, I think the level of abuse she suffered was far worse. After years of going through it, I walked away sane; she did not. Although we were both raised in the church, Ruby and I knew nothing of a ‘breaker anointing’, had never even heard of it.
The two words alone convey something pretty powerful, and certainly our circumstances desperately needed that kind of intervention. But this does not diminish at all the grace God showed us during those years. Given the dysfunction of our oppressors, our lives could have been wiped-out in a second on several occasions, but they weren’t, and we both managed to live through it.
Taking care of an ailing mother and younger siblings, Ruby was forced to be an adult way before her time. In Hosea 4:6, God says that His people are destroyed because they lack knowledge. From this, you and I can know that human-beings can be severely harmed or snuffed-out because of what they don’t know. Ignorance is darkness. It is imprisonment. Ruby was so busy taking care of folks and doing chores that school was her only escape, except she indulged play way more than she did education. She was so imprisoned by ignorance she couldn’t see that enlightenment is the key. And not just any enlightenment, but the kind that comes from Christ. It sets us free!
Jesus Christ is the subject of the entire Bible. He is the fulfillment of God’s promise to the world. He said of himself in Luke 4:18(NLT), “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free.” The truth of what this verse conveys is exponentially richer than any of us can fathom. Christ IS the Breaker! His love and power break every chain of bondage in a person’s life. Often our issue regarding seeing his power manifested is one of cooperation.
Hebrews 11:6 tells us that we cannot please God without faith, and Romans 10:17 tells us that faith comes by hearing the good news about Jesus Christ. Faith comes by hearing knowledge; the kind of knowledge that if allowed entrance into our hearts, will transfer us from darkness to light, and transform us into the people God desires us to be. One of the reasons that it is so uber important to know about the example and ministry of Christ is because he walked this earth fully God and fully human. By this, you and I can be confident that restoration is both supernatural and natural, working together. Jesus Christ, both God and man, demonstrated the potency of this collaboration.
The breaker anointing delivered by Christ through his love and power isn’t just for those who are religious. It’s not just for those who look to be perfect or think themselves deserving of special titles. It is for anyone that is willing to present all that they are to God—burdens and weaknesses. It’s for those who will learn from Christ what it means to walk this earth as a human with his supernatural love and power sealed on the inside of them. And it is for those who want to be free of the shackles of pain and brokenness from the past. He offers his delivering power freely to us, and although it saddens me that Ruby couldn’t enjoy the fullness of it, I am so monumentally grateful that he delivered it to me. He’ll do the same for you. Let him be your Breaker. ■
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