Most everyone recognizes a pink sash as a universal symbol for breast cancer awareness. After what I read this morning… I want to propose that it should be A GOLDEN SASH, instead!
For some time now, I’ve been drawn to the book of ‘Revelation,’ at the end of the Bible. Partly because current world events are often described as ‘Biblical,’ and I’ve become increasingly curious to re-read Revelation to see for myself what I learn from its pages. It’s not a book I’ve spent a lot of time in.
But I love the unexpected treasure I found in the introduction and the first chapter of Today’s Passion Translation.
To be clear… the book of Revelation is not just a prophetic vision predicting future events. ‘The Revelation’ of the book – is JESUS CHRIST UNVEILED. Brian Simmons introduces the book this way: Christ is unveiled in heaven, and He is unveiled in His Body. When He is unveiled, we are unveiled. For WE ARE ONE WITH HIM IN HIS GLORY! We are His body in the earth – the radiant ones who follow Him.
There is nothing to fear, for He holds the keys of ALL authority. He rides forth to CONQUER EVERYTHING within us that hinders the life of Christ emerging in our transformation.
Then in Revelations 1 Apostle John begins to describe the vision he is given of Jesus Christ in His ascended glory. In verse 13 he sees Him with a GOLDEN SASH OVER HIS CHEST.
The Greek word used here is ‘mastos’ – a word used exclusively for a woman’s breasts!
Over the heart of our glorified Jesus is a golden sash of compassion for His Bride.
The Aramaic can be translated ‘between His breasts is a golden harness’ made of ‘pure gold’ – for the divine nature holds everything together in divine order.
DIVINE NATURE
brings about
DIVINE ORDER.
This birthed a new prayer in me, which I offer for every woman walking out a similar journey to mine:
Glorious Jesus,
I declare that Your Divine Nature
is growing in me
And that Your Divine Order
is being established in my life…
in my very body…
in my very breasts…
by Your compassion for me
as Your beloved Bride.
Amen.
So. Be. It.
