Risking the religious label that I am out of touch with reality, that I am a pie in the sky teacher, that I can’t see or face reality, I want to share with you what I see in the spirit. I was reading Acts 6 this morning about Stephen, a man full of wisdom, grace and power, who was falsely accused by the religious leaders of preaching against the temple in Jerusalem and the Law of Moses. This was a huge accusation for those who loved the current temple system and were bound to the law of Moses. To be Jewish you had to love the temple and the law. Stephen, a Jew living in Judah, believer in Yeshua, the Messiah and operated in power. This was a threat to the system that was still standing, so they falsely accused him, which was common practice for the religious leaders of that day.

Reading this chapter and the challenges Stephen is facing it says, “They stirred up the people; they put forth false witnesses; but his (Stephen’s) face shone like an angel.” As I read that, the Holy Spirit showed me a spiritual spa treatment the people of God are going to be given. It was likened to me in the spirit like the 6 months of beauty treatments Esther underwent before she went before the king. This is not a girl thing, men get manicures, pedicures, spa treatments as well. What I saw is a weather worn, storm tossed bride, who is hardened by the many challenges she has faced. It is not that she wants to be this way, her circumstances have put her in survival mode and she knows no other way. I felt the mercy of God on the people of God, because they have gone through some really tough stuff.

I see a spa treatment coming for the people of God, it will soften our faces, so like Stephen we look angelic. It will heal our hearts, so our words penetrate with kindness, love, joy and peace. This spa treatment will give us the fragrance of Christ we are lacking that will draw people to Him, not push them away from Him. This spa treatment will take a while to penetrate us because many will not believe they deserve it. Sin will fall off us as the spa treatment does its exfoliating work. The toxins will leave us as the epsom salt baths do their work on us. It will put the bride of Christ in a place of rest she has longed for but did not know how to obtain. This is the Lord’s idea, it is the Lord’s doing, for He loves us and sees us and knows what we need. Softening us is what we need, for we have been hardened by the circumstances of life. We are entering into a spa treatment season.