Beauty for Ashes – A Thankful Heart
Beauty for Ashes ~ A Thankful Heart
3 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 NKJV
28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. ~ Romans 8:28 NASB
Ashes are: the things we walk through
Problem : the reason we do not have the beautiful life He designed for us is because we never gave him our ashes.
Turn your ashes over to God
16 Rejoice always; 17 pray without ceasing; 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NABS1995
Thankfulness – Keeps us from complaining.
14 Do all things without complaining and disputing, 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, ~ Philippians 2:14-15 NKJV
Thankfulness – Keeps us from worrying.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. ~ Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV
Thankfulness – Multiplies “Not Enough”
11 Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted. ~ John 6:11 NASB1995
Thankfulness – Keeps us from from tainting the raw materials that God uses to build beautiful things.
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” ~ 1 Corinthians 11:23-24 NASB
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. ~ Proverbs 4:23 NKJV
Words of Knowledge
We believe the Lord wants to heal someone who is having pain in the right side of their neck.
We believe the Lord wants to heal someone who has been diagnosed with bladder cancer.
We believe the Lord wants to heal someone’s left ankle.
We believe the Lord wants to heal someone with tendonitis.
We believe the Lord wants to heal someone with weakened teeth.