Essential Oils in the Bible

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“You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.”
PSALM 45:7-8

The Most Powerful Leader

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Jesus Christ is the most powerful leader of all time; no matter what you believe about him, it is amazing to see that even after 2,000 years after he lived, the message he asked his disciples to preach to the world is still happening today.

Great conquerors like Alexander the Great, the Roman Empire and Genghis Khan have rose but have now fallen; but 2,000 years after Jesus Christ came to establish his kingdom, it still exists and thrives today all over the world.

There are many leadership lessons we can learn from him, but here are two:

1.Have faith
Jesus had great faith and with that faith, he managed to perform all his healing and miracles. On several occasions, he credits the healing to the recipient’s faith. This illustrates to us the power of and the effect it can have on faith in your life. Having a spirit of expectancy sets you up for greater things ahead; and not only that, you lift up the spirits of your team members or families as well. No matter what’s going on in your life, your faith will aid you in overcoming your trials, as well as have your Family and friends put their trust in you as well.

2.Lead by example
Jesus always led by example in everything that he told his disciples to do. Whatever he expected them to do; he always showed them how to do it first. He would perform healing and miracles and eventually we would see the disciples doing the same thing. The best way to lead is by example. In today’s world, many families and friends expect everyone to perform tasks which they themselves are incapable of doing. This destroys their credibility and causes them to lose the respect from their followers. Before you expect your family and friends to keep a standard, ensure that you’re keeping to it yourself first.

Essential Oils in the Bible

Bible“Also take for yourself quality spices- five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane [calamus], five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil. And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.” EXODUS 30:23-25