Are you down to ashes? Out of the ashes beauty will come out !! Out of those ashes hope will arise!!!
I was down to ashes and believe me I didn’t think beauty could come out of it. So in my little opinion of myself then, I just wanted to stay under, serve so that at least if I couldn’t be all that God showed me at the age of 14, I could help others in ministry.
Now in the process ( still in ashes) burnt beyond recognition, because my ashes didn’t allow people see me the way my Father does. You see those ashes so covered me then that no one believed I had anything to offer.
So in those ashes ( my Father, the One who specializes in turning ashes to beauty visited me ). He said , “it is time.”
I argued, I have a thousand and one reasons why people wouldn’t listen to me. Will they even believe you sent me? Will they believe the word that I say? What will my answer be when I am questioned?
My Father said “ people will not question because of I will do through you, my presence will go with you and I will give you rest.”
Now I still didn’t answer to the explanation.
I am a part a ministry and so each time the head of the ministry
had a programme, I will personally take out time to pray, if God gives a word I will send it.
On this particular one, the program was for women trusting God for the fruit of the womb, so while I was praying, again God opened my eyes:
I was with them in that program and the Lord said to tell the leader to lay hands on the women’s stomach and declare honey ( honey by the way is symbolic of fertility and productivity ) so as I was doing that, a woman just walked into the room and said “ Bola, why are you here, you are not supposed to be here, you are doing someone else’s ministry, come out and follow me.” So I went out and followed this woman, she took me to a hall that is filled with people, infact the people were seated just waiting, then she pointed to them and said “ people are waiting for you.” That ended the revelation.
This time I was assured that my ashes were not ashes after all!!
Now it is now my choice to believe that the ashes were not ashes after all but beauty in disguise. These ashes were not ashes after all but for God to prove His faithfulness .
These ashes were not ashes after all but for God to show me His mercy ( mercy that transcends judgement).
If you are like me who was down to ashes.
If you are like me who just wanted to stay in the ashes
If you are like me who just wanted to be under
If you are like me who just wanted to continue in the ashes!
If you are like me who was judged by my ashes!
I have good news for you!!!
Here what my Father is telling you, you, yes, you!!!
No, you will not stay under, I haven’t called you to stay under, I have called you out by myself because I want to showcase you. I am not done with you. You may think you are down to ashes but I am making beauty out of it. You may think you are down to ashes but I will restore your hope. You may think you are down to ashes but I will turn those ashes around for your good. You may think you are down to ashes but I will cause you to laugh again!!
Hope will arise from your ashes!
Beauty will come out from your ashes!
Triumph will come out from your ashes
Joy will come out from your ashes
But you have got to believe and trust the One who specializes in turning ashes into beauty!!
You may not know how He will do it but never lose focus of Him!!
You may not understand how He will bring it to pass but never lose hope.
You may not know how to figure it out but never lose courage!!
The MASTER PLANNER, MASTER EXECUTIONER KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT TO DO AND WHEN IT WILL BRING HIM GLORY!!!
