November 3, 2025 Morning Devotional
Morning Devotion: Read Exodus - The Anointing Oil and Incense
Exodus 30:22 Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, 24 And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: 25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. 26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, 27 And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, 28 And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. 32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. 33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. 34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: 35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: 36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. 37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. 38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.
God gave Moses the ingredients for an anointing oil and the ingredients for the incense of the tabernacle. None of these two elements were for anything but the tabernacle. They were for anointing and for testimony which is called the ark of the covenant.
The anointing oil was made specifically for the tabernacle, and later the temple of God.
Today, each and every person who is born-again is the temple of God.
1Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
The tabernacle was anointed and all the vessels therein. Today the tabernacle is each believer and each believer is anointed with the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation.
The anointing of the Holy Spirit helps us to understand God’s Holy Word. The bible is very real to those who are truly born-again because the author of the bible is the one who helps you understand as you read it for He is with you and in you.
Jesus said in John 14:26 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
1John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
It is the Holy Sprit (who is God) illuminates the mind to understand the scriptures that He has written. The stranger, as stated in verse thirty three, cannot have this anointing. It means the unsaved, unanointed, cannot know, understand nor be illumined to the truth of the scriptures.
1Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
If you want the anointing of the Holy Spirit in your life you must be born-again.
If you want the sweet incense and fragrance of God in your life you must be born-again.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Christian, you are the temple of God for God the Holy Spirit resides within. Are you the sweet fragrance God wants you to be? Are you allowing anointment of the Holy Spirit though the Word of God to lead and guide and help you live be that sweet fragrance of Christianity to others.
The choice is still yours,
Pastor Cook
