Our guest writer has returned. Please enjoy Part 2 of Keysi's devotion on True Beauty.
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Today’s Devotion
Topic: True beauty! (Part 2)
Scriptures:Proverbs 31:30, Proverbs 14:12, Philippians 1:20, John 3:30, Matthew 6:33,Matthew 7:6, etc.
Good evening brothers and sisters!
Today
we are on the second part of this preaching, may our Lord Jesus Christ
pour out His understanding and guidance upon you, so that you’ll know
what to do with all the gifts and talents He has given you, using your
time wisely, encouraging and teaching others about these verses and
doing everything in reverence, building up a good testimony not only
before men but most importantly before God, since the days are evil.
Let
me ask you a question my friend, what’s true beauty for you? True
beauty for me is:_____________________________________________
As you fill in the blanks, I’ll give you this passage :
Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.”
Ok
now, can you compare what you wrote down with this verse? Are those
things right before you but they’re actually notfrom the Lord? Do they
sound pretty normal/good to you but are they kind of worldly? Or are
they based on what you’ve read in the Bible and what God has taught you throughout the years?
We
are seeing all sorts of wickedness when it comes to beauty nowadays my
beloved brethren, all the way from unnecessary surgeries to not eating,
and all of this is done just to look“good”
Speaking of that let me show you something:
For
no one ever hates his own body, buthe nourishes and tenderly cares for
it, just as Christ does for the church. Ephesians 5:29
So
if you love your body you must eat, not in excess because that’s a sin,
that’s a whole other Bible study but if you want to read about if go
for it my beloved brethren, it’s found in Proverbs23:20-21 And also you
must take care of your body because it is not yours but God’s, you are
His Holy temple!
With that in mind let’s jump to the following verse:
Philippians 1:20
“It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be put to shame in any way, but that by my speaking with all boldness, Christ will be exalted now as always in my body, whether by life or by death.”
How is Christ exalted in our bodies? Ok we're getting to the point of True Beauty here, pay attention my friends!
“Therefore,
do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you
obey their passions. No longer present your members to sin as
instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who
have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as
instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you,
since you are not under law but under grace.” Romans 6:12-14
How
can God be exalted in your body if you are for example in fornication?
Or doing things that you shouldn’t be doing you name it, or taking in
substances like someone who doesn’t know Christ? If you want to Grace is
not a pass to sin, so if you’re a Christian who thinks that just
because God is so graceful with you & you can do whatever you want,
then you truly need to repent!
How can you pursue outwardly “beauty” if your inside is messed up? Don’t be a Pharisee!
‘Woe
to you, scribes and Pharisees,hypocrites! For you clean the outside of
the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of greed and
self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup,
so that the outside also may become clean. Matthew 23:25-26
Cleaning
your heart & thoughts with the precious anointing of the Holy
Spirit, this is an invitation to the real deal, HEAVEN!! Not to a
religion or a church! it’s better to be judged, warned and rebuked by
the Lord TODAY than later on when you’re standing before Him by the
white throne, because that’s going to open your eyes and make you turn
to Him. You might be saying, “man but if God is love then how is he
going to judge me? That’s why!!! He is your Father! He wants a
relationship with you, but you need to submit and let excuses out! Sin
is death, and if you aren’t pursuing the ETERNAL BEAUTY then what are
you waiting for? God wants your name to be written in the book of Life
my beloved brethren, let Him cleanse whatever needs to be cleansed! You
can go and take a shower in holy waters if you want, but that’s not
going to remove your sin! Only Jesus with His precious blood!
Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us argue it out,
says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be like snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.”
That’s
True beauty my beloved brethren,no man can do this! Once everything’s
fixed inside, no doubt it’s going to overflow and shine your face!
Speaking
of that, don’t you remember whenMoses was praying and after he
finished, everyone who saw him was astonished because Moses’ face was so
bright and radiant!
The
same happens in your life, give it toJesus and the outside beauty won’t
be as important as your inward beauty! Matthew 6:33 says “Seek first
the kingdom of God and all these things will be added on to you.”
God
won’t give you something that will separate you from Him, or make you
forget about His Love, so think about it andpursue greater things than
appearance or what not, it applies to relationships as well.
Lord
Jesus please guard every heart that is reading this, fix their eyes on
You, show them the beauty you did on that cross, by Your bruises we are
healed!
K. Cordero
keysi31@hotmail.com