Beauty is fleeting. And in case your mirror hasn't proved it yet, it also says so in the Bible. "Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised" Proverbs 31:30. I fear the Lord all right. And the cosmetics section at Ulta....
On the radio the other morning the announcer talked about God's love, how it is unchanging. Where do we find God's love? In our wallets? No, our finances change. In our appearance? No, our bodies change. The evidence of God's love for us is in the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ, who died on a cross for our salvation.
And there it was. For the first time I made a connection between Christ's body and my own. For the first time I saw the significance of God in human form. Jesus' body failed him. It bled and tore just like any other, his lungs no longer capable of air, his heart no longer able to beat. But the power of God's love for us overcame that broken body. His Son, made whole, rose again. The message for us is this....
Our bodies are not the point.
When God is working inside of you, what you look like doesn't matter. I know that the world says it does. The world is what put Jesus on the cross in the first place. What makes you human is not what makes you Loved. What makes God divine is.
Maybe you need to hear this message, like I did, because it's the end of a long summer and the last time you went to an exercise class was June 10. Or maybe because your kids are getting ready to start school and need a little reminder of their own self worth. Whichever the case...
"....The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7
Amen.
Mexico 2003
XOXO....Kelly
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