Isaiah 49:2, 3 says: “He hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me. And said unto me, thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
As shepherd/parents, we are co-laborlores with Christ. All Christian fathers and mothers are called to polish the arrows God gives to them.
Arrows were often polished with olive oil which in the Scripture represents the Holy Spirit. God wants all His arrows to be polished with this greatest polishing oil, especially designed for all His children.
Oil was always put upon the head. Psalm 23:5 says: “Thou anointest my head with oil.” Each one of our children need their heads anointed with the oil of the Holy Spirit. The head of each arrow is most important. It must penetrate and inflict maximum damage on its target.
The heads of all our children must be anointed with the Holy Spirit—with their minds and thoughts to think God’s truth, their eyes to see what God wants them to see, their ears to hear what God wants them to hear, their mouths to speak what God wants them to speak, and their faces revealing His polished glory.
Exodus 29:7 says: “Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.” This is speaking of Aaron the first High Priest of Israel who represented our High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ whose head is also anointed with the Holy oil.
Hebrews 1:9: “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity, therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” Read also Isaiah 11:2; 61:1-3; and Acts 10:38.
Psalm 133:2: “It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments.”
Psalm 104:15 states: “And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.” God does not want any of His arrows to have unpolished faces. He wants them to shine with His glory.
Exodus 30;30: “And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.” Not only is our High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ anointed with holy oil, but God wants all His sons to be anointed with the holy oil
All Christian parents are ministers of this holy oil to polish each one of their sons and daughters.
Be encouraged,
Colin Campbell