Beauty For Ashes

 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified - Isaiah 61:3.

                   God who makes everything beautiful in His time brings beauty for ashes. He fills our life with good things. He has filled the hungry with good things - Luke 1:53. The old has gone and new has come. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new - 2 Corinthians 5:17. The things which are impossible with men are possible with God - Luke 18:27.

                   All things are possible with God and all things work for good in our life. And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose - Romans 8:28. God brings beauty for ashes. The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the pine, and the box tree together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary; And I will make the place of My feet glorious – Isaiah 60:13.

                Let us thank God who transforms our broken lives into a vessel of honor and beauty. You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the Lord delights in you, And your land shall be married - Isaiah 62:4.                                                   

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for bringing beauty for ashes in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.