Cinnamon. This has been a common theme between the Father and I. Periodically we have discussions about how much we both love Cinnamon and how it’s our favorite. This morning He brought it up again. He quickly reminded me of how Cinnamon is our favorite, and then He explained why Cinnamon is His favorite.
He said the reason it’s His favorite is because the Cinnamon in the anointing oil represents being at Jesus’ feet in humility, surrender and obedience to Jesus, the Word of God. In a nutshell, Cinnamon represents Holiness. Holiness always has been and always will be at the very heart of God. We can’t walk with the Father without it, and being at the feet of Jesus produces it in us. This is why Mary of Bethany was remembered by Jesus in His Word. She sat at His feet and anointed His feet with expensive oil from a container she broke open and spilled out upon His feet.
We are the container with the expensive oil that we are to break open and anoint His feet with. We are to be broken and spilled out for Jesus unto Jesus. This act of contrition allows Him to produce Holiness in us and transform us. This is the Father’s favorite. This is why He loves Cinnamon. It produces Holiness.

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“Stripped cinnamon barks are carefully packed in layers, one inside the other, to produce long, rolled and layered upright “quills.” Ps 23:3b “He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” – The paths referred to here indicates a circular track or path or rampart. This fragrance speaks of “layers” of righteousness, increased holiness. Yeshua’s life is our example of perfect holiness before the Father. Through His holiness we are made holy. He lived and walked blameless in speech and all He did. Titus 1:8 “…he (an overseer) must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.”

He then showed me that this is how you get to know Him…the Father. Everything starts and ends with Jesus. If we want to know the Father we must first know Jesus. If we want to see the Father we must first see Jesus. Jesus is the Way to the Father. Jesus is how we understand the Father. Without Jesus we can’t know, see or understand the Father. Jesus said Himself that He came to show us the Father. (John 14:8-21) He said, “If you have seen Me you have seen the Father.”

If you want to know the Father you’ve got to spend time at the feet of Jesus. At Jesus’ feet is where you not only get to know Jesus, but you also get to know the Father. This is where it starts.

The Scripture lists Cinnamon as one of the principal ingredients in the Holy Anointing oil.
“Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels.” Exodus 30:23.

Myrrh represents death. Jesus went through a gruesome death on our behalf so we could be saved from an eternal hell. For us it represents a death to sin and a dying to self.

Calamus represents the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. For us it represents being raised from eternal death in hell to eternal life in Heaven with Jesus and the Father. Hallelujah!

And guess what’s in the middle of death and resurrection? Holiness! A life of Holiness is required. Myrrh, Cinnamon and Calamus. These are the three principal ingredients in the Holy Anointing oil, and they were written in that order because that’s how it must be. There is no other way.

My heart’s cry is Holiness. The Father requires it. Do you want to know the Father? Get to know Jesus, and He will lead you to the Father. Pour yourself out on Jesus like Mary poured out the oil at His feet. Sit at His feet and learn from Him. Holiness will be produced in you if you humble yourself, surrender and be obedient to Jesus.