7 Aspects of The Divine Mandate

Isaiah 61:1–3,

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

1. Healing. Healing is restoration of peace to the broken heart and sick body. Acts 10:38 says God anointed Jesus with the HolyGhost and power and he went about doing good, healing all that were oppressed by the devil. The book of Isaiah 53:5 says ‘by his stripe we are healed’. That’s a prophecy concerning Christ. Healing power is a prophetic gift. When you have the gift of healing you’re going to sense the healing power presence. “And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.” (Luke 5:17).

2. Deliverance. Deliverance is freedom from captivity. Or redemption from the curse according to Galatians 4:13–14. Christ has fully redeemed us from the curse of the law, therefore we’re free indeed. Captivity is the bondage of hell and darkness. It is when the power of darkness reigns. Jesus reign over principalities and powers.

3. Preaching. Preaching is the act of proclaiming the gospel. The gospel is also the good news of God. Jesus preached the gospel. “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. ” (Matthew 11:4–5).

4. Comfort. Comfort here describes revealing the will of God to man. It’s not about being cheered up when you are in trouble, but to make you understand the trouble ahead of you. That’s how Jesus comfort people. In Revelation 2:10 Jesus said, “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. “

5. Consolation. Consolation here implies giving hope to the hopeless. Helping the poor and needy. Jesus always shows mercy on the poor and needy. He fed the five thousand in the wilderness (Mark8:19). He also admonishes us to help the poor and needy, for our reward would be great in heaven if we do so.

6. Vengeance. Vengeance is to revenge the wicked for their wickedness. Christ was always angry with the wicked, even in Mark 11:15 showed us how Christ overturned the table of the moneychangers in the temple. Jesus hates those who are not ready to repent from their wicked ways. He will judge the nation in the last day and the wicked he shall cast into the lake of fire. Jesus is Lord!

7. The Acceptable Year Of The Lord. The acceptable year of the Lord refers to the year when the HolyGhost came down to the disciples in the upper room. The word acceptable is used in several scriptures in the book of Psalm to imply holiness. Anything acceptable to the Lord is Holy. Jesus proclaimed to his disciples the acceptable year of the Lord, he told them to wait for the promise of the Father. For us today, our acceptable year is the year we were baptized in the HolyGhost. Not the baptism of water, but Christ’s baptism- the baptism of fire. In the upper room the fire came upon the disciples and it attracted the crowd drawn from all over the world who came to celebrated the Jewish feast of Pentecost. This acceptable year is a year of massive harvest to the kingdom of God. Read Acts chapter 2.

Also the book of Isaiah 2 verse 2 to 3, and Micah chapter 4 from verse 1 was a prophecy given concerning the acceptable year of the Lord (The Day of Pentecost). Funny enough, many teachers are misinterpreting that scripture which is already being fulfilled to something else. 

Conclusion

The divine mandate are prophecies from God for a man, with a time frame set by God for its fulfilment. Everything said concerning Jesus was fulfilled. Jesus fulfilled the law and the prophets by becoming the better sacrifice (fulfilling the law), and a better high priest(fulfilling the prophets) to offer that sacrifice.