I am sitting at my desk this morning, birds singing outside, gentle breeze blowing through the open window on this beautiful spring morning in March and the Holy Spirit whispers to me the words “Setting free!” With these words wafting through my spirit, I immediately see a jeweler “Setting a stone” in a ring. The imagery was obvious, the connection between setting free and setting a stone was stunning. The Holy Spirit then said, “I am setting people free to set them as a precious stone in a setting prepared for them.”

Proverbs 25:11 is the verse that lept in my spirit as this imagery was lingering in my spirit. “Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances.” Setting in Hebrew is Maskith and it means: showpiece, imagination, apprearance, phenomenon. The Lord is setting us free for us to appear as His showpiece for all to see. He is pulling people out of the mud; He is chiseling others out of hard places; He is digging through the ashes to set His precious ones free. Diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, His people are pearls of great value to Him and as He sets them free He is setting them up as showpieces for His glory.

The setting type, according to jewelers, refers to the metal base that holds a gemstone or diamond in place. Each setting style is created to enhance both the beauty of the stone and the brilliance of the jewelry piece. The prong setting is bent over the stone for maximum exposure to light from top to bottom. It ensures that the stone gets set at the right height, is completely straight, centered and secure. For very large stones that require extra security and support a double prong setting is used. (Diamondere dot com)

Friends, we are the stones that have been set free and God is setting us in place to be a showpiece for His glory. You are a precious stone of the Lord!