Beauty-Joy-Praise
Those Living or Headed to Live in the Lord’s Favor!
Those Who Will Be Called Oaks of Righteousness Displaying His Splendor!!
and provide those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. Isaiah 61: 3
Those who grieve in Zion.
Those who are living in this world of sin and corruption.
We grieve in this season because we are physically separated from our Maker.
We grieve in this season because sin and corruption that mankind lives in, brings death, spiritually from Adam and Eve, physically in this life, and eternally for those who never receive Jesus as Lord.
That is the state that Jesus came to set us free from.
So He tells us the extravagant blessings that are coming after this, what He provides, for those who believe in Him.
Give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes.
Ashes are what we were made from and what our physical earthly bodies will become, when our Spirits leave. Jesus is replacing the mortal body that expires from sin and death in this season of life with glory and splendor. We will be given a crown for our immortal youthful new body—that denotes life, royalty, befitting a king more wealthy and more wise than Solomon, a beautiful royal gold diadem covered in the most precious gems—emeralds, sapphires, amethysts, rubies, topazes, pearls, you name it— to cover our heads in eternity given to us by Jesus Christ, those who choose Jesus Christ in the here and now.
Oil of Joy instead of Mourning.
Because we —those who believe are moving into God’s Kingdom for eternity— where death and sickness that brought mourning no longer exist, a place of fullness of joy, no longer apart from our Maker, our Father, the One who Loves us more that all the galaxies, the heavens, the sun, moon, and stars combined. Where feasting with the God who is literally composed of love welcomes us into the most luxurious party in the sky, where every barrier to love and joy have been removed and a completeness, and fullness of love, joy, peace, consume every part of our pores.
And a garment of praise for spirit of despair.
We will live in a place where gratitude will flow like a river, like a water fall, pouring through our hearts and minds, and out down our tongues, dripping out our eyes, shooting out our ears, and infusing our fingers and knees and toes with praise for the One who holds the Keys to Death and Hades.
May we know that we know that we know Jesus died so we could live.
May we know that we know that we know Jesus went ahead and made a place for us.
May we know that we know that we know if we believe in Him, this is where we are going only better.
love kathlynn