God's Grease
By Debbie Simler-Goff
Ever put the Holy Ghost stink on someone? I have. The idea is
simple: pray for them until they are so slathered in the
anointing oil – God’s Grease –that no demon can catch them.
It reminds me of a story that Peter, a friend of mine, told me
about the Greased Pig Contests they used to have at the
University of Wisconsin. The year was 1955. All new pledges
for Sigma Phi Epsilon had to catch a greased pig during
halftime at the Homecoming football game.
Peter explains:
“They’d take these pigs and cover them with a mixture of
Crisco and bacon grease. And I mean cover them! From their
tail to their snout these pigs would be coated with the stuff. 5
pigs and 5 pledges would be put on the field at a time. It was
quite a sight. The pigs running and squealing and all of us
were chasing them. We’d dive for them. We’d try to gang up on
them. We’d get our hands on them, only to have them slip
away because of all that grease. Some of us caught a pig, but
most didn’t. ”
Peter went on to explain that the grease caused the pig smell
to get deep into his pores. He had a date that night and
showered several times with Lye soap to try to get the stink
off. But he couldn’t.
And it’s the slippery, smelly part of Peter’s story that got me
thinking about the effects of intercessory prayer.
Praying for someone causes action in the spiritual realm. In
effect, it slathers those who’ve been prayed for with the Holy
Spirit. It marks them for God’s kingdom. It puts hell on notice
that they are off limits. It makes them so reek of God that Satan
doesn’t want to come near them. And, even if the individual
prayed for wants to embrace evil – they can’t get the smell of
the anointing off them.
And that is the purpose of prayer. To so cover those prayed for
in God’s Grease – the anointing oil – that even if they try, they
can’t get the stink off them.
So grab your Holy Ghost Crisco, choose your object of prayer,
and slather away!
For Further Study: Mark 6:13, James 5:14, Psalm 88:13
By Debbie Simler-Goff
Ever put the Holy Ghost stink on someone? I have. The idea is
simple: pray for them until they are so slathered in the
anointing oil – God’s Grease –that no demon can catch them.
It reminds me of a story that Peter, a friend of mine, told me
about the Greased Pig Contests they used to have at the
University of Wisconsin. The year was 1955. All new pledges
for Sigma Phi Epsilon had to catch a greased pig during
halftime at the Homecoming football game.
Peter explains:
“They’d take these pigs and cover them with a mixture of
Crisco and bacon grease. And I mean cover them! From their
tail to their snout these pigs would be coated with the stuff. 5
pigs and 5 pledges would be put on the field at a time. It was
quite a sight. The pigs running and squealing and all of us
were chasing them. We’d dive for them. We’d try to gang up on
them. We’d get our hands on them, only to have them slip
away because of all that grease. Some of us caught a pig, but
most didn’t. ”
Peter went on to explain that the grease caused the pig smell
to get deep into his pores. He had a date that night and
showered several times with Lye soap to try to get the stink
off. But he couldn’t.
And it’s the slippery, smelly part of Peter’s story that got me
thinking about the effects of intercessory prayer.
Praying for someone causes action in the spiritual realm. In
effect, it slathers those who’ve been prayed for with the Holy
Spirit. It marks them for God’s kingdom. It puts hell on notice
that they are off limits. It makes them so reek of God that Satan
doesn’t want to come near them. And, even if the individual
prayed for wants to embrace evil – they can’t get the smell of
the anointing off them.
And that is the purpose of prayer. To so cover those prayed for
in God’s Grease – the anointing oil – that even if they try, they
can’t get the stink off them.
So grab your Holy Ghost Crisco, choose your object of prayer,
and slather away!
For Further Study: Mark 6:13, James 5:14, Psalm 88:13
Debbie Simler-Goff
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