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Embracing Inner Beauty: The Imperishable Beauty of a Gentle Spirit
In this episode, we explore 1 Peter 3:4, emphasising… (visit YouTube for more)
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Yesterday, we looked at a verse that told us that jewellery and clothing and nice hairstyles are not what makes us beautiful. Today, we’re looking at the next verse, which answers the question, is there anything we can do to make ourselves more beautiful? It’s 1 Peter, chapter 3, verse 4. But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.
Now this verse is particularly addressed to women, but it has universal application. Our adorning, the things that make us beautiful, recognising that God has already made us beautiful, but the things that we take on, the things that we put on that are of most value, are internal.
Our internal characteristic, a gentle and quiet spirit, a personality that is not looking for conflict with others. We are makers of peace, not war.
So Peter recommends that we take on these characteristics to the extent that it depends on us. And there’s only so much we can do.
But as I often say, the Holy Spirit is working inside us, growing his Fruit. And by his Fruit, we can achieve that imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Because the Fruit of the Spirit includes love and patience, kindness,
gentleness, self control. These characteristics to God are very precious.
Lord God, thank you that you made us beautiful and you are making us more beautiful. Thank you that you are conforming us into the likeness of your Son. Please help us then to put on that imperishable beauty, that gentleness, that quietness of spirit. Lord, we want to be precious to you and we thank you that we are. Amen
