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Beauty for ashes
Oh, I want to share a parallel with you that struck me recently.
If you’ll remember Samson’s riddle that he posed at his wedding was, “Out of the eater came forth meat, out of the strong came forth something sweet.”
Now consider this. The lion arose to destroy him. But after killing it and passing by again later, he found that bees had built a nest inside the carcass. From their nest Samson took some honey for food.
How many of us have had the enemy whom roams around like a lion try to rise up and devour us?! But by the mercy grace and spirit of God we overcome him and make it though. Doesn’t matter how beat up, discouraged, tired, worn or damaged we may be. We survived.
Then by the help of God through a process of time He works his healing within our bleeding hearts and brings forth a sweetness that we’d never thought previously possible.
Which is why Isaiah says, “[He] gives them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness”…that he may establish them – plant them – raise them up into righteousness that the Lord will be glorified!
Praise God! I see a season where that which was stolen is returning. I see a season where the Lord is bringing forth sweetness from the dead carcasses of the past – where the Lord is bringing forth sustenance from out of the times the enemy tried to devour. We’ve entered a new season.
If you’ll remember Samson’s riddle that he posed at his wedding was, “Out of the eater came forth meat, out of the strong came forth something sweet.”
Now consider this. The lion arose to destroy him. But after killing it and passing by again later, he found that bees had built a nest inside the carcass. From their nest Samson took some honey for food.
How many of us have had the enemy whom roams around like a lion try to rise up and devour us?! But by the mercy grace and spirit of God we overcome him and make it though. Doesn’t matter how beat up, discouraged, tired, worn or damaged we may be. We survived.
Then by the help of God through a process of time He works his healing within our bleeding hearts and brings forth a sweetness that we’d never thought previously possible.
Which is why Isaiah says, “[He] gives them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness”…that he may establish them – plant them – raise them up into righteousness that the Lord will be glorified!
Praise God! I see a season where that which was stolen is returning. I see a season where the Lord is bringing forth sweetness from the dead carcasses of the past – where the Lord is bringing forth sustenance from out of the times the enemy tried to devour. We’ve entered a new season.
Comment
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Comment by Marsha Sue Mitchell on November 21, 2009 at 8:16pm - Good word! Thanks Charles! I cannot tell you how many time in my life My Sweet Jesus has made the bitter, Sweet.
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Comment by Doug Lee on November 6, 2009 at 11:40pm -
Isa 61:3: To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. (NASB)
I'm not sure about the garland, but the oil of gladness and the mantle of praise are items relating to the priesthood and the holy place of the Jerusalem temple.
In the holy place sat 3 pieces of furniture: the table of shewbread, the golden lampstand, and the altar of incense. All priests would go in to minister at each one, and all had in common the use of special incense. This incense was a special blend of herbs and spices, and was to be used only by priests. It was mixed with the holy oil that was used to anoint the priests, and they also burned the oil in the lampstand. The priests also sprinkled the incest on the shewbread and burned it on the altar of incense.
The incense represents praise and worship. Everything in the holy place eventually smelled of incense, even the priests' garments.
Just thought I'd throw out there something for further study and meditation, along with the truth that all believers are priests.
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Comment by Pamela Cook Dreyer on November 6, 2009 at 2:04pm - Not only does the Lord change us. He will also turned bitter circumstances to sweet ones also.
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