beauty for ashes

Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives. And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

Isaiah 61:3a
To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes.

Jesus died on the cross to take our ashes to give us His beauty. There is a promise that God makes all things beautiful in His time.. and Jesus paid that price for us.

Isaiah 53:2b
He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him.

When Jesus went to the cross... hammered and beaten... He became so ugly and deformed so that you and I can live in hope of His promise that He makes all things beautiful in His time.... Thank God for that promise... thank God for what He done... Thank God for the gift of grace.. for the love He gave and poured out so unconditionally... for the price He paid.. that we can live in hope for His promise everyday...

Eccl 3:11a
He has made everything beautiful in its time.