“Beauty For Ashes”
Thursday, August 8, 2024Key Verse
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;” Isaiah 61:3
Text — Isaiah 61:1-7
Message
Beauty for ashes represents the plan God has for man from the beginning of creation. It simply means that where there is sorrow and things are not going well, God is promising beauty for ashes. In the Old Testament, ashes were always poured on the head as a sign of mourning but the Lord is saying your mourning will be turned to joy. Job was afflicted with sickness by the devil. At that point he was confused because he didn’t know what he did that led to the sickness as he was righteous before God. At the end, the Lord turned his sorrow to joy and gave him beauty for ashes as he got double of what he had lost.
The Lord can beautify your life today to become what He wants you to be, if only you submit to His will and obey Him . Obedience is the key to victory in life. Sorrow, sadness, crying and troubles come from the devil. But thanks be to God Who has given His children hope of deliverance. He is our loving, compassionate God Who sent Jesus Christ to destroy the works of the devil. Jesus will remove all the things that represent ‘ashes’ in your life. He will beautify you with His presence and blessings.
Further Reading
Job 42:10-13
Prayer for today
God beautify my life today and give me , beauty for ashes.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
