{"id":24714,"date":"2015-03-03T00:15:03","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T05:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=24714"},"modified":"2015-03-02T23:22:38","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T04:22:38","slug":"beauty-ashes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/03\/03\/beauty-ashes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty For Ashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>He gives beauty for ashes<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> <em>Strength for fear<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> <em>Gladness for mourning<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> <em>Peace for despair<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">When sorrow seems to surround you<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When suffering hangs hangs heavy o&#8217;er your head<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Know that tomorrow brings wholeness and healing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> God knows your need, just believe what He said<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">When what you&#8217;ve done keeps you from moving on<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When fear wants to make itself at home in your heart<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Know that forgiveness brings wholeness and healing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> God knows your need just believe what He said<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I once was lost but God has found me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Though I was bound I&#8217;ve been set free<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;ve been made righteous in His sight<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> A display of His splendor all can see<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DDhlTzbyFRo?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Written by Randy Scruggs, John Thompson<br \/>\nPerformed by Crystal Lewis, Ron Kenoly<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"chapter-2\"><span class=\"text Isa-61-1\">The Spirit of the Lord <span class=\"small-caps\">God<\/span> is upon Me,<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0 \u00a0 B<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-61-1\">ecause the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span> has anointed Me<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Isa-61-1\">To bring good news to the poor;<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0 \u00a0 H<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-61-1\">e has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted,<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Isa-61-1\">To proclaim liberty to the captives,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0 \u00a0 A<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-61-1\">nd the opening of the prison to those who are bound;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-18846\" class=\"text Isa-61-2\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: 19px;\">T<\/span><\/span>o proclaim the year of the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>&#8216;s favor,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0 \u00a0 A<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-61-2\">nd the day of vengeance of our God;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0 \u00a0 T<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-61-2\">o comfort all who mourn;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-ESV-18847\" class=\"text Isa-61-3\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: 19px;\">T<\/span><\/span>o grant to those who mourn in Zion\u2014<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0 \u00a0 T<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-61-3\">o give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Isa-61-3\">The oil of gladness instead of mourning,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0 \u00a0 T<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-61-3\">he garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Isa-61-3\">That they may be called oaks of righteousness,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0 \u00a0 T<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-61-3\">he planting of the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>, that He may be glorified.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-61-3\"><span class=\"chapter-2\"><span class=\"text Isa-61-1\">Isaiah 61:1-3 ESV<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-61-3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What a beautiful song, based on the Word of God. \u00a0Jesus came into this world to save us, not to condemn us. He came to deliver us from man made rules, our shortcomings and the self inflicted guilt and shame.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">God sent His Son to live among us. To be seen, heard, and to teach about His Father&#8217;s great love and compassion for us. We are created to have a close friendship with God. God wants to be our everything. He wants to be the first one we think about running to with good news and bad&#8230;not the third or fourth person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">God will take care of those who would cause us harm, those who speak or think ill of us. God wants to bless us. But we have to be smart enough to surround ourselves with those who believe as we do&#8212;those who study God&#8217;s Word and do what He directs us to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">God will give us the courage to embrace the role we were designed to live. He will give us the courage and the knowledge to speak when we need to, to be silent when necessary, and to reach out for help. God is in control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 * <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Father, thank You for Your words. Thank You for the prophets, thank You for Your people. Without them we would not have a Bible, we would not have a Savior who came down from His throne in heaven to be with us on earth. Thank You for loving us enough to be included as one of Your children. Thank You. 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