Father God,
Yahweh, Jehovah-Jireh,
I give thanks
and praise to you for all you are doing in and through me. My heart is filled with peace, joy and
anticipation for what you have for me today.
With the authority, you have given to me, I speak to my eyes to be open
to see, my ears that they may hear, my heart that it may receive and my mind to
understand the insight you have for me today.
Thank you for your loving faithfulness.
In Yahweh, Jehovah-Jireh’s name, I pray.
Amen.
Today, I’m led
to Luke 23:56:
56 Then they
returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath
according to the commandment.
(NKJV)
Just before
this verse, Jesus had just been crucified on the cross. The darkness had covered all the earth from
about the sixth hour until the ninth hour.
Then the sun was darkened and the vein of the temple was torn in
two. Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Father,
‘into Your hands I commit My spirit’”. He then drew His last breath. This was so powerful that the centurion who
saw what had happened, he glorified God by saying, “Certainly this was a
righteous Man”. The whole crowd who had
come to watch, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. All His acquaintances and the women who
followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching.
Can you feel
the power and the impact? How many times
have we watched something happen not fully understanding but feel the power and
effect as we depart? Have you ever been
an observer of something dramatic happening to someone you knew – closely or
remotely, had a relationship with, loved?
Joseph, a council
member, described as a good and just man, from Arimathea (a city of the Jews)
who was waiting for the kingdom of God.
He was not in agreement with the decision and deed that had just been
done. He responded by going to Pilate and
asking for the body of Jesus. He took it
down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was carved out of the
rock. He placed Jesus’ body in a tomb
that no one had used before. He did this
promptly as his time for Doing was ending with the Sabbath approaching.
The women who
had come with Jesus from Galilee followed His body. They observed the tomb. They observed how Jesus’ body was laid. Then they returned home to prepare spices and
fragrant oils to bring back to the tomb on the first day of the week after
Sabbath. They had to respond promptly to
be able to return home and DO the work as well as prepare the normal daily
needs for the Sabbath before it arrived.
Joseph and
these women DID these things after watching such a dramatic deed. Even if they did not know Jesus personally,
it impacted their lives and drove them to action. They chose not to be a part of the crowd that
watched, beat their chest and then returned to where they came from. Joseph from Arimathea and these women from
Galilee chose to DO something. They
chose to come along side and give honor to this man that did miracles they did
not understand. They gave of their time,
finances, possible social stigma and energy to remove him from the shame of death
and hanging on the cross. Their actions
show they didn’t do it half-heartedly or begrudgingly. Joseph got a tomb that had never been used
before for this man, who in his eyes had been done wrong. The women didn’t rush home to prepare the burial
basics and Sabbath needs knowing all work stopped at sundown. No, they took the time to go see the tomb and
how Jesus’ body was laid out so they could plan and prepare properly. How they could give their best. They did not fully comprehend what part their
actions were playing in the overall situation; however, they still acted.
How many times
in our lives are we used in preparing someone for what is to come? Do we fully understand or comprehend what we
are doing? How we are being used? How many times in hindsight, do we regret not
having taken the time to do it properly, better? To have assessed, planned and prepared postured
with a more obedient, willing attitude? Or
is your hindsight filled with thanksgiving and joy that you put aside your fleshly
desires and gave your best even with not knowing what part your actions would
have?
Everything we
do has an impact in some way. It always
impacts our own lives as well as others, even those you don’t see or know. We reap what we sow. If we are not sowing anything then we have
nothing to reap. If we have nothing to
reap then we have nothing to give to help others. If we have nothing to reap or give then we
have anything to sow for ourselves for us to have a continual harvest of
reaping and sowing. If you plant no seeds,
then you get nothing back from your time of walking the fields to be able to
plant in the future for self or give to help others. You then shrivel up and cease to exist out of
lack. Lack that is brought on by your
own choices and actions. That also
applies to those of us that sow seeds but never go out and harvest them. A farmer doesn’t sow seeds and walk away. He watches over, cares for and then reaps the
harvest when it is time. Do you know
what you are sowing? Are you reaping
what you sow?
In Joseph from Arimathea
and the women from Galilee that followed Jesus’ preparation, they themselves
were blessed and ministered too. They walked
with purpose and fulfillment for DOING.
The women were physically and emotionally blessed by the essence of the
spices and fragrant oils they were preparing for the burial. Joseph gained stature and posture from
providing a resting place for this man called Jesus whom he believed had been
wronged. In their obedience, they were
blessed and lifted to a higher level, emotionally, physically, spiritually,
mentally. As they were doing and
preparing, God was feeding them through their DOING using the things He had
designed for us to use as tools. I know
every time I get to minister to those He brings to me with praying and anointing
with oils, I always get blessed and strengthened, even though my purpose and
action is not for self but for the leader He has brought to me to be His hands
on. I am constantly humbled by how He
uses the essential oils to take the individuals into their own special place
that is filled with the essence that they need to feed their spirit within and
themselves to be able to step out and up into a new level of life with
Him. The freedom it brings. The weights lifted off. The hope.
The Joy. This from DOING for
others, as Holy Spirit leads, using the tools that He has given for His
ministry.
So … what are you purposefully DOING in preparation?
Are you DOING it with an attitude of praise and thanksgiving?
Are you DOING your best and letting God do the rest?
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Thank you for the investment of your time.
May you hear and receive what is yours to hear from the sharing
of a portion of my insights.
Be blessed in the Name of the Lord, Yahweh, Jehovah-Jireh.
Created
to Serve,
Michelle Wendt
His
Beloved, blessed wife and mother
My
Father’s Blessing Ministries and Be Healthy His Way Mentor
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