Balm..

 Balm….

I was reading in Deuteronomy this week, and it mentioned Gilead, so of course my mind bounced to the song, “there is a balm in Gilead”…the. I couldn’t get it out of my mind…

What’s a balm…why Gilead?…

I quickly realized that I have been using a “balm” for months, years, just not called that…we used udder balm when milking  cows or goats in years past…a thick lotion to keep our hands from drying out as well as the udders from doing the same… 

I use lotions made from shea butter, tallow,  beeswax, frankincense, joba oil, coconut oil, olive oil, goats milk, etc, etc.,etc…with various healing properties in each one…some for dryness, others for pain, still others for antibiotics…balms ..

The ones from Gilead were made from a rosin from a type of tree that grows in that area…known for  its medicinal uses…balms were mentioned in the Bible as part of things traded, part of the wares bought and sold…ancient physicians made and used it…

But, later, it also symbolized the balm of Christ…only He can heal our souls…while the balms may heal the outward body, Jesus heals the heart…

Thank YOU…

There is a  balm in Gilead..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN9JALQRMb0

https://www.gotquestions.org/land-of-Gilead.html

https://www.gotquestions.org/balm-of-Gilead.html