"....Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm."
For those of us who were in or are in the institutionalized church, which I call Alcatraz, Babylon, or bondage, this is a common saying by preachers/apostles/pastors, etc. When they feel people have "disrespected" them by doing the following:
- Call them by their first name
- Questioned about finances and treatment of church members
- Feel a "demonic" assault by someone who believe in the God as they do but do things "differently"
- Rightly corrected whether by a peer or an "underling"
And of course, this list will go on forever....
...They will pick up that mic, holler and yell at the congregation for about 2 hours (which is most of the time filled with emotional bull----), and have altar calls to see if everyone will repent to them for what they didn't say or do against them....At times in my IC (institutionalized church) career, I've seen people curse other folks who did no wrong to them but to correct them on issues they want to cover up (in the black church, you know 10/10 it's money related - hello).
Pastors and even some religious Pharisees who claim to be Christians love to use this scripture when they feel people are coming against them and "their ministry." They use this scripture to promote and instill "the fear of God" into the minds of the people (mostly to rob them of their time, talents, and tokens - money). They use this scripture as a defensive mechanism to block all criticism, correction (especially when they're obviously screwing up yet their congregation enables their bad behavior), advice, and wisdom someone (no matter who they are or where they're from) so they don't change their ways. They use this scripture to boost their own ego, pride, and selfish ambitions in the name of God. These people are usually materialistic, vain, manipulative, liars, coercive, and have very, very low self-esteem. Therefore, they use this scripture to get people to give them praise instead of God. This only breeds a corrupt heart that "preaches the gospel" for the love of themselves. They can't be corrected, they can't be held accountable. They'll all say, "I"m the pastor, I'm the chief prophet of this house, I'm the apostle, I'm God's armor bearer, I'm God's prophet", you've heard it all. But I've learned something about what the word "anointing" or being "anointed" really means. It's not about some preacher pouring a gallon of oil on your head to confirm your calling in God's kingdom. It's about laying hands on folks, prophelying, and preaching all the time at churches (but never on the street). The anointing or being anointed can be simplified as this, you're one of God's chosen. So, this means, the drunk dude on Bourbon Street in New Orleans is anointed. The porn star on hip hop videos is anointed. The crooked politician stealing votes to become Florida's governor is anointed. The 4 year old musical prodigy who can play anything from jazz and to Indian music is anointed. The AIDS victim who does advocacy for the condition she has is anointed. All being anointed or having an anointing is about using the empowerment you were born with from the day you were born. It's being the person who you're supposed to be (whether good or bad, it's up to us). So every time these preachers and prophets talk about secular artists and government leaders, you're basically touching God's anointed. Now here me out on this, Psalms 105:15 is not inclusive for church leaders, it's for everybody!"
People, read some verses before your favorite defensive punchline, which reads:
"He hath remembered his covenant for ever,
the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
Which covenant he made with Abraham,
and his oath unto Isaac;
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law,
and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,
the lot of your inheritance:
When they were but a few men in number;
yea, very few, and strangers in it.
When they went from one nation to another,
from one kingdom to another people;
He suffered no man to do them wrong:
yea, he reproved kings for their sakes" Psalms 105:8-14
I sort of highlighted the "theys" and "thems" because God in Psalms 105:15 was talking about Israel (the lost and found of Israel, everybody on the dog on planet). That's why he later says the greatest commandment is to love, to love your neighbor as yourself (but if you don't love yourself, you'll treat others like horse poo - hello!). Many people in our great people who are the "anointed" were corrected:
- Nathan corrected David
- Paul confronted Peter
- Malcom X and MLK corrected the US Gov't as well as the entire USA
- The LA Clippers showed their displeasure with their soon to be ousted owner Donald Sterling
Some of you religion folks probably like, David, you're twisting. No I'm not dummy, you just don't understand the underlying yet simple principles of the Bible. Maybe if you pick it up, read it, and study history, you'll see what I'm talking about, yuppie. Personally, I'll never use this because it's just plain stupid. Be a man or a woman and let people, no matter if it's the CEO of a company you work for, to the atheist who you're always judging get at you and help correct your "clear and unmistakable errors" (that's a VA term by the way).
To all you religious folks who use Psalms 105:15 against people who have the right to get at you when you're showing your behind, know this, the same pit you build for your "enemies", you're going to fall right in it. And I'm going to make jokes about it in blog for future tangents to come.
Til next time my friends, "You know what it is...."
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