079 - What kind of ornament makes us beautiful before Jesus and before the men?

What kind of ornament makes us beautiful before Jesus and before the men?

 

Everyone pine for being accepted. And one of the things that counts, in our society, is beauty. So much so that, one of the reasons for which Jesus wasn’t welcomed by the Jews was His ugly appearance:

 

·      “For He comes up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground; He has no form nor majesty that we should see Him, nor an appearance that we should desire Him.” (Isa 53:2).

 

Nonetheless, did you really thought over what really make us to build sound relationships? The outward beauty can enthrall at the first moment. Beautiful people can entice, but what kind of people will hold on them?

 

·      “And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” (Luke 17:37).

 

To whom do we wish to keep close to us? Pigs, Dogs? If yes, see what Jesus warned us about?

 

·      “Do not give that which is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and tear you.” (Mat 7:6).

 

This is the end of those who try to coax people through the supposed beauty of their body or apparel:

 

·      “Like a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a beautiful woman who turns aside discretion.” (Pro 11:22).

 

For those who desire to enthrall using external beauty, think: and when this beauty get lose (for instance, in virtue of the aging (2Cor 4:16)?

 

In particular, for the women, the best thing to do is to follow Paul’s and Peter’s advice:

 

·      “In the same way also, I desire that women adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and sensibleness, not adorned with braiding, or gold, or pearls, or costly clothing, but with good works, which becomes women professing godliness.” (1Tim 2:9,10).

·      “Likewise, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that if any do not obey the Word, they may also be won without the Word by the conduct of the wives, having witnessed your chaste behavior in the fear of God. Of whom let not be the adorning of garments, or outward braiding of hair and wearing of gold, or of putting on clothing, but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, the meek and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the sight of God. For so once indeed the holy women hoping in God adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands; as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children you became, doing good and fearing no terror.” (1Pe 3:1-6).

 

Whatever, either man and woman ought to focus in procuring the growth of the character receiving, inside us, the beauty that there is in the holiness of the Creator (Ps 29:2; 96:9).

 

What beauty is so magnificent that the beauty of Creator’s holiness? Nothing let someone so beautiful than a pure heart, fraught of love and good feelings and thoughts!

 

So, if you really look forward to being extremely beautiful, behold my suggestion based on the Holy Scripture:

 

1 – Gird your loins with the belt of the truth (Eph 6:14).

 

2 – Have on breastplate of righteousness for your chest (or breasts) (Eph 6:14).

 

3 – Put on the shoes of the preparation of the gospel of peace (Eph 6:14). Can you be sure: this will make your feet most pretty in the world:

 

·      “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, making peace heard; who brings good news, making salvation heard; who says to Zion, Your God reigns!” (Isa 52:7).

 

4 – Take the helmet of salvation in order to adorn your head with fair feelings and thought (Eph 6:16):

 

·      “For Jehovah takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the meek with salvation.” (Psa 149:4).

 

In particular, for the women, they can use their hair (without cutting or change their nature) as the most beauteous veil:

 

·      “But if a woman should have long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her in place of a veil.” (1Co 11:15).

 

5 – Make your hands beautiful putting into practice the Word the comes out of the mouth of the Creator (pore on Eph 6:16).

 

6 – As apparel, nor more appropriate than to dress up with the righteousness of the saints and protect it with the faith (Eph 6:15) so that nothing can blot this clean and white fine linen:

 

·      “And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white. For the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.” (Rev 19:8).

 

7 – For your face, there is no makeup so perfect than the joy of the Creator (Nehemiah 8:10), which make you sturdy and cheerful:

 

·      “A merry heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.” (Pro 15:13).

 

8 – Ask Jesus’ wisdom (James 1:5-8) which works as an iridescent necklace:

 

·      “My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother; for they shall be an ornament of grace to your head and chains around your neck.” (Pro 1:8,9).

 

9 – Use the bracelet of the wisdom, adorning your fist, wrist and hand with grace:

 

·      “Wisdom is the main thing; get wisdom; and with all your getting get understanding. Prize her, and she shall lift you up; she shall bring you to honor when you embrace her. She shall give to your hand an ornament of grace; she shall shield you with a crown of glory.” (Pro 4:7-9).

 

10 – Let the Creator make of you a king and priest (Rev 1:6; 5:10) with His glory:

 

·      “In that day Jehovah of Hosts shall be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, to the rest of His people,” (Isa 28:9).

 

 

This will allow you to crown many people so that they can reign over the sin (Rom 5:17) and make all the Earth to fill with Jesus’ glory (Isa 11:9; Hab 2:14):

 

·      “You also will be a crown of glory in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.” (Isa 62:3).

 

Thereby your name will be an oil to be used by the Holy Spirit to anoint someone with Himself and, of course, protect and perfume their face with the sweet fragrance of Jesus’ knowledge (2Cor 2:14-16):

 

·      “For Your ointments have a lovely fragrance; Your name is as oil poured out; therefore the virgins love You.” (Son 1:3)

 

 

Only this kind of beauty will assure to you allegiant friendship and salvation for your soul.

 

Therefore:

 

·      “Let not he being deceived trust in vanity; for vanity shall be his reward.” (Job 15:31)

 

Physical beauty is futile and impermanent:

 

·      “The voice said, Cry! And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the beauty of it is as the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, because the Spirit of Jehovah blows on it; surely the people is grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the Word of our God shall stand forever.” (Isa 40:6).

·      “Man born of woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He comes forth like a flower, and withers; he also flees as a shadow, and does not stand.” (Job 14:1,2).

·      “who do not know of the morrow. For what is your life? For it is a vapor, which appears for a little time, and then disappears.” (Jas 4:14).

 

Hence John to say:

 

·      “Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him, because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust of it, but he who does the will of God abides forever.” (1Jn 2:15-17).

 

It's not in vain that Paul advised the women:

 

·      “Let the aged women likewise be in reverent behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved by much wine, teachers of good; that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, subject to their own husbands, that the Word of God may not be blasphemed.” (Titus 2:3-5).

 

After all:

 

·      “Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised.” (Pro 31:30)

 

So, have a good week adorning your thoughts and feelings with all Jesus’ wish for you and people around you. After all, vanity only bring us harm:

 

·      “He who tills his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he who follows vanities lacks heart.” (Pro 12:11).

·      “He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he pursuing vanities shall have poverty enough.” (Pro 28:19).