The Oil of the Holy Spirit

In this message, “The Oil of the Holy Spirit,” Jen Booher shares a powerful teaching on the presence and work of the Holy Spirit in our everyday lives.

God never intended us to live the Christian life in our own strength. Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit—our Advocate, Helper, and the abiding presence of God—to live in us, lead us, empower us, and prepare us for everything He has called us to do.

Through the biblical picture of oil, Jen explores three powerful works of the Holy Spirit in our lives: the oil that consecrates, the oil that saturates, and the oil that translates. The Holy Spirit marks us and sets us apart for God’s purpose, fills us so we can live in the world without becoming like the world, and empowers us to carry the reality of heaven into the lives of people around us.

Matthew 25 reminds us that the wise virgins did not simply carry lamps—they carried oil. In the same way, we cannot live on yesterday’s experience with God or depend on someone else’s anointing. We need to keep our own lamps full.

There is a difference between being sprayed with the oil and being saturated with it. A Sunday morning touch is not enough to carry us through the entire week. God wants our marriages, families, homes, words, decisions, and everyday lives saturated with the presence of the Holy Spirit.

The challenge is simple: don’t settle for a little oil. Live saturated. Spend time in the Word, spend time with the Holy Spirit, and let His presence overflow through everything you do.