Massage Day

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, Welcome to the last Wednesday of April and I have a one hour massage scheduled this morning. My thoughts traveled to it being a spa day then to Esther. Why to the Book of Esther? For me getting a massage is a little like giving my body time to relax and be cleansed of all the tension and stress that I have stored up over the days or weeks and I feel so beautiful on the inside. Of course, Esther was being prepared to be the queen so for her she had to go through a process to make her worthy of the King. Esther 2:12, "...for the days of their beautification were competed as follows: six month with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and the cosmetics for women-...". I am so thankful for God's Grace that when we come before the throne of Grace all dirty and unworthy and scarred and laid bare that we only need to call upon the name of Jesus and believe in Him and we are instantly beautified, instantly cleansed, instantly righteous in His Sight. We already have His favor and it goes beyond just the every day and reaches into eternity. Today as I enjoy my massage I will think about His reason for going to the cross and dying for my sins and taking this weary and unkempt sinner and transformed me into being the bride of Christ. Let us pray - Abba Father, thank You that we have already gone through the beautification process when we asked Jesus into our hearts. Praise to You O Lord for that I need not go through six months of this and six months of that to have Your Favor. O, Lord, I ask that each dear and precious sister-in-Christ would Be Still and Know You are God and accept that she is loved intimately and deeply and that Your Favor upon her is for every day of her life here on earth and forever in eternity with You. In Jesus Name, Amen. Already favored by Him,

LyndiaSue