Consecrated Oil

My sister-in-law’s parents are visiting from out of town. They’ve been here for about two weeks and are leaving for home tomorrow. The mom said she is carrying consecrated oil and asked to pray for me. She dabbed some oil out of a small vial on my forehead and prayed for me. I’m not sure what denomination she belongs to, or what determines whether the specific oil is consecrated or holy. The prayer sounded pretty “normal” Christian but when I Google “consecrated oil” on the Internet, most of the hits are related to the Mormon church. Hmm.

Speaking of oil, there was a revival meeting at my church several months ago. They invited a ministry called Flowing Oil who claimed that oiled flowed out of a bible, which they collect and distribute. At church, I did see a clear plastic bucket with a bible and full of oil. I have a vial of that oil but what am I supposed to do with it? Rub it on my forehead? Rub it on my back near my kidneys? Can I do it myself or someone else more spiritual has to do it? I remember one of the speakers (or his wife) came around, rubbed a bit of oil on my forehead, and nothing happened. I’ve had it for five months and not sure what to do with it.