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The Garment of Praise



Isaiah 61:1 (NKJV)
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord has anointed Me


The Holy Spirit is symbolized as oil in this passage. 


Oil is to protect your head in the hot sun. 


The dryer you are.  

The less joy you have.  

If it's dry, it's of the flesh.  

Dryness is not of the Holy Spirit.  

Oil is needed for your car and other machinery.

Oil helps things work.  

If you are not anointed with the Holy Spirit, life is a challenge. 


To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,



Oil was used for medicine in the Bible. Good news is like healing medicine for those who are suffering.  


The good news is that God still loves you and wants to have a relationship with you.     
  
   

to proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;



And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,



3 To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,



Joy is like oil.


Oil is the remedy for dryness.


Oil is a symbol for the Holy Spirit.

  
In the place of mourning, God offers joy. 


It has nothing to do with circumstances. 


When it is the worst, that's when joy shines the brightest.  


The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;


We do not want to yield to the spirit of heaviness.  


It's not of the Holy Spirit.  


Just because you feel heavy doesn't mean that you have to act heavy. 


You're suppose to resist it in your thoughts. 


We must resist the spirit of heaviness.   


We must take off the garment of heaviness by putting on the garment of praise.  


This is symbolic. 
   

To put on clothes, you've got to put them on.  


It is an act of your will to put on the garment of praise.  


We must put it on before we feel like it. 


We've got to put on the garment of praise whether you feel it or not.  


If you're cold, you've need to do something to remedy it.  


If you have a spirit of heaviness, you've need to put on the garment to praise to remedy it.   


It is an act of your will.  


When you are cold, you are not instantly warm when you put on a coat.  


You should put on praise before you feel like it and before your circumstances change.


Just like a coat warms you up on a cold day. Put on a garment of praise. 

      

That they may be called trees of righteousness,

The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”



Keith Moore, Faith Life Church 30.11

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