BEAUTY OF THE ASHES
BISHOP DR. CLARENCE W. MCCLAIN
may get a new love interest that does not carry the same spiritual values as you,
here comes another guilt trip. Your job schedule change, and you forget that the
Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. Where there is a will there
is a way. Here comes another guilt trip.
• Then there is our Personal sin and its aftermath , church what is your excuse.
What is going to be in your ashes? I say what is going to be in your Ashes.
Ashes say, "This is what's left after the fire." But God says, "This is where beauty begins."
The world discards ashes. God collects them. “Ashes to Ashes Dust to Dust.” To whom
much is given much is required. For every cremation that goes on the ground and a green
plant grows. Oxygen is produced back into the natural air.
The Divine Exchange—Beauty for Ashes
God never leaves us in the place of mourning. He moves us to the place of magnificence .
The Hebrew word for "beauty" here is "pe'er," which refers to a crown or ornament of
glory. “ Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall
receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” {Jas.1:12}
In other words, God doesn't just sweep up our ashes. He replaces them with something
glorious:
• He gives worth where there was shame.
• He gives healing where there was heartbreak.
• He gives hope where there was hopelessness.
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