Woman to Woman
Vol. 7, No. 5
“And ye are complete in him.” Colossians 2:10
Sept./Oct. 2004
TINKLING
WITH
JOY
By Nancy Campbell
“…and it [the robe] shall
be upon Aaron to minister: and
his sound [tinkling of bells]
shall be heard when he goeth
in unto the holy place before
the Lord…” (Exodus 28:35)
We read in Exodus 28 about the garments that God or-
dained the High Priest to wear. They were to be garments for
“glory and beauty.” (Verse 2) On the hem of the robe the
priest wore God instructed them to make blue, purple and
scarlet pomegranates with golden bells in between them, “a
golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pome-
granate, upon the hem of the robe round about.” (Verse 34)
One Bible commentator says there may have been 72 bells
and pomegranates around the hem of the garment.
Every part of the High Priest’s garments had spiritual
significance. And now that God has made us “kings and
priests” unto Him, they have spiritual significance in our
lives too. (Read 1 Peter 2:5, 9; Revelation 1:6; 5:10 and
20:6.)
Because pomegranates are filled with seeds, they speak
of fruitfulness. Wherever we walk—in our home or out in
the supermarket—we should continually drop seeds of
God’s truth, His love and His peace.
What comes to your mind when you think of little bells
tinkling? Yes, a smile comes to your face. You think of joy
and gladness. God wanted to be refreshed by sounds of joy
as Aaron walked around and fulfilled his priestly duties in
the holy place. I am sure that God also wants to hear the tin-
kling of joy as we go about our motherly duties in our homes.
God’s picture of a mother in the home is of one who is
filled with joy. Psalm 113:9 says, “He makes the barren
woman to keep house and to be a joyful mother of children.”
As a child I remember my mother always singing in the
home. What happiness it brought to my childhood heart.
These were the days when mothers sang in their homes and
men whistled as they walked or cycled to work. Women en-
joyed being in their homes. They didn’t hanker to be out in
the workforce. And they sang. I know we live a much faster
pace of life today, but as we make our life more and more in
the heart of the home, the song will return.
Did you notice that the tinkling bells were on the hem of
the garment? They are part of the daily grind. This joy is not
in the heavenlies but touches the realities of our daily life. It
is easily accessible to our little ones toddling around the
home.
As you wake each morning, put on your priestly gar-
ments of holiness and joy. Make sure the bells are tinkling on
your hem as you go out to your kitchen to prepare breakfast
for your children. Start the breakfast with praise. Instead of
the usual grace, hold hands together and sing a song of
Inside This Issue:
Editorial
No“problem”-NoSolution··········· Page2
Coach’s Corner ··················· Page4
AreWeListening?·················· Page5
The Quest (poem) ·················· Page5
A Page from My Experience
An Unbridled Tongue ·············· Page6
Mirroring ······················ Page7
Refuting “Stepford Wives” ············· Page8
The Team ······················ Page9
Christian Communication ············· Page10
Spotlight on Orphans
GodHasDoneitAgain!············· Page12
GodCreatedMan(Poem) ············· Page14
Health is Wealth (Part 13) ············· Page15
(Continued on page 4)
