In a recent teaching, apostle John Eckhardt unpacked Isaiah 61 and the biblical purpose of the anointing, pointing believers back to the One who has the power to bring freedom, healing, deliverance and breakthrough. “The word Christ, by the way, actually means the Anointed One,” Eckhardt says. Eckhardt describes the anointing as “God’s empowerment,” “God’s grace,” “God’s ability,” and “God’s gifting.” The biblical picture, then, is unmistakable: God’s power confronts the very things attempting to keep people bound. And Eckhardt says the fundamental purpose of God’s anointing has not changed.