POMEGRANATE MINISTRY – AGAPE ANOINTING OIL 10ml

Agape love is selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love.

“Agape” is one of several Greek words for love. When the word “agape” is used in the Bible, it refers to a pure, willful, sacrificial love that intentionally desires another’s highest good.”

Agape requires faithfulness, commitment, and sacrifice without expecting anything in return. Agape love, in the Bible, is love that comes from God. God’s love is not sentimental; it’s part of His character. God loves from an outpouring of who He is. As 1 John 4:8 states, “God is love [agapos],” meaning He is the source of agape love. His love is undeserved, gracious, and sacrificial.

We are to love God and others with agape love. Agape is a choice, a deliberate striving for another one’s highest good, and is demonstrated through action. God set the standard for agape love in sending Jesus to die for us while we were still sinners.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

Unconditional love (Hosea 3, 1 Joh 4:19 “…He first loved us”) Agape love is not easy and does not come naturally to most of us. It is a choice we make to serve others with humility, without expecting anything in return. This type of love enables us to love the unlovable and serve people at their deepest need, whether they deserve it or not. It is the second of Jesus’ greatest commandments. By drawing closer to Him and experiencing His love, we can begin to understand what this real love means. Only through Him can we show and experience agape love.

Hyssop :  Blood of Jesus, applying the blood. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…
Myrrh : die-to-self, inner healing. “mar” means bitter. Jesus, because of His love for Father
God He was obedient unto death and took all bitterness to the cross and rose again to give us eternal victory.
Spikenard : Total surrender, extravagant love, worship Mark 14:3-9  Mary broke her alabaster jar – gave her everything for Jesus because of her love for Him.
Pomegranate : Love, greatest  gift of the Holy Spirit Gal 5:22, 1 Cor 13
Rose : Jesus is the” Rose” that was trampled, but then His fragrance was released. Fragrance of love.
This little shrub grows in the dessert – only water from above and Father’s love that takes care of this shrub. When the rain come it grows over rocks and blooms abundantly. The Hebrew word for Rock Rose is “Habaseleth” : overshadowed by God’s love. It is also in our wilderness times that God wants to take care of us and overshadow us with His unconditional love.
Deuteronomy 7:7,8 : The Lord does not love you because you are bigger, stronger than others, but because you are the least of all,  He chose you because the Lord loves you and because He would keep the oath which He has sworn….” (Israel)
Almond oil : Awaken! the love of the Bride for the Bridegroom.