White Hot Purity.
Even though there are different reasons as to why, it is actually possible to see that every religion across the world uses the ritual of burning incense, whether that reason is for enlightenment, for chasing away bad spirits, or simply for creating the effect of being a sweet aroma unto their God's. Whatever it may be, it is traditionally known to be connected to all religions in some type of form. The amazing thing about incense is that in order for there to be a sweet or intoxicating aroma filling an area or a room, something has to burn or die.
In my previous Power of Words blog post, I talked about the gifts the Magi brought to Jesus when He was still a young child in Bethlehem. They were gifts of Gold, Myrrh, and Frankincense. But when we dig a little deeper into the Bible as a whole, we can see that it talks about frankincense in the Old and New Testament, and what's even more interesting is that in the Biblical Hebrew from 5000 years ago, Frankincense is pronounced "Lebonah - לבנה" (Exodus 30:34) and then we can see that about 2000 years later, the disciple Matthew writes about Frankincense in the New Testament in Greek which is pronounced, "Libanon - λίβανον."(Matthew 2:11) So as you can gather just from looking at the two words, they are basically the same - Lebonah and Libanon." See, the Greek word for Frankincense is a variation from the Hebrew word, and what is absolutely incredible about this word is that the same root word means:
To Clarify
To build-up
To heat until white hot
White
Frankincense
To the Son
Isn't that incredible? The word for Frankincense literally means to clarify, to build up, to heat until white hot, and to the son. The only way to purify steel is to heat it up so much that it becomes white hot, that all the other dirt and impurities are burned away. Jesus came to earth to burn away all our impurities by dying for us on the cross and making us worthy and white to stand before God and repent for our sins, but as I said in my previous post, in Isaiah 60:6 when Jesus returns, the nations will once again bring gifts of Gold and Frankincense to our Lord in Jerusalem, in which the Gold once again signifies royalty, but the Frankincense will signify Jesus burning out the enemy and the anti-christ, heating up this world until it's white-hot purifying it and making it worthy for Him to dwell in and rule for a thousand years while Satan will be locked up in a dungeon and in chains.
And just like the other Hebrew word for Frankincense means "to clarify," we know that Jesus came" To Clarify" what the purpose is for our lives, and that is to live like a living sacrificial fragrance as a Bride "To The Son," which is Jesus. And then we can see that the word also means to "Build up," and God is the only actual Master Builder and the only one who builds up our lives that can withstand the storms of life beating on our door. Like the verses say:
Unless the Lord builds the house, the laborers build in vain. Psalm 127:1
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11
So if you need to clarify God's love for you, ask God to make you a sacrificial burning Frankincense "to the son," burning you white hot and building you up, purifying you, making you as white as the bride's dress on her wedding day. Like the verse says:
“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord.“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. Isaiah 1:18
Starting prayer for the day: Thank You dear heavenly Jesus for being the fire and the sacrificial aroma, burning all impurities away and making me worthy to dwell in the presence of our Almighty Father. Please continue to make me a sacrificial burning incense for You, while You continue to build the walls of my heart, clarifying Your purpose for my life. Amen.
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