Jesus is the Beauty of Life

Jesus is the Beauty of Life. At this Christmas time we think of Jesus coming to Earth - nevermind if it's not the right time, it celebrates that He came! He came folks! God came to Earth as a man. Emmanuel, God with us.

Isaiah predicts His coming and says he won't be handsome or in a palace like people expect. So I'm wondering if perhaps Jesus wasn't handsome like the standards of those days. But NOW! Now, this Jesus is Beautiful. He is full of light. Full of truth. He is Love. He is full of Peace. And He is sooooooooo Beautiful, for that is true beauty.

This peace He brings is causing our lives to be beautiful like He is. I like the Christmas decorations, because they are always pretty and beautiful. Everywhere you look the decorations are pretty, gorgeous, sometimes opulent. The Bible says, God deals extravagantly with us and we can see from the descriptions of the Temple and the priests in the Old Testament that God loves beautiful things, expensive things - gold, silver, fine linens, braids, tassles, brass, draperies and so on. You know that must have looked beautiful. And the backdrop was the desert, because the people of God were in the desert, so it really stood out.

In the future those of us who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as God come to Earth as a human and have asked and allowed Him to be the Lord and Master of our lives, look forward to the heaven description we see in Revelation. Why, folks, "the great street of the city was of pure gold", they say we'll be able to see through it. It's so pure that it's clear! There are 12 foundations to the city and each one is of a solid precious gem. Can you imagine? Talk about Art and the Beauty of Life!

People, behold your King Jesus. He is beautiful. If you haven't made Him King of your life yet, He's available to be your King. He will make your life beautiful. You'll be walking around and won't even know how beautiful you look, but God would have done such a work in you that others will see and name you - Beauty. It won't be as the world calls beauty, but they won't be able to miss you, for He is going to make you one of his diamonds.

Don't be overwhelmed

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the work that the Lord has given you to do. It may be because He is in a hurry and He can't keep waiting for all those others in the Body who won't 'step up to the plate', 'move those feet of clay', 'get on with it', 'just do it'!

If you and I could, or just would, look up into the heavenly realm with God, we would see those having faith, then unbelief, then faith. Stepping forward in fear and running back in terror. Sure and then not so sure. They are exhausted but they're really not doing anything. So, if you feel like Kenneth Copeland did one day and said, "Lord, why do I have to do all this work?" The Lord might say to you, like he said to him - because you're the only child I can find who will do just as I say.

Let us be called to be in the number, let us be called to be in the service of the King and let us be glad and ready. Stop trying to do it yourself, because your burden is heavy and your yoke hard, but His is easy and light. Besides 'not by might nor by power, but by the Spirit, says the Lord'.

Have a wonderful day of service.

Here's a word that came today:

“My Vision is great. My Burden is great. And the hour is late. And the weight of My Vision and of My Burden is descending on My People in this hour. I cannot wait for more to stand up, I must release My Burden now. I must release My Vision now. I must begin, for the weight of souls is so great, and the hour is so very late, and I cannot withhold My Hand anymore. I cannot withhold the judgments that I have laid in store. Because the Blood cries out to Me from the ground, and it has become a roar. But I say, I shall show you more.” (On Faith Tabernacle's site - http://ft111.com/eagles.htm SUSAN O'MARRA)