MY
DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion
for Wednesday May 17, 2017
Topic:
The Imperative Of Inward Beauty
Text:
1 Peter 3:4
God created us in His image. The
beauty we portray shows how awesome our God is. He made us beautiful and
handsome for His glory but these days, I wonder if being beautiful is a crime.
The way most people use their beauty in wrong ways is a cause for concern. Most
people spend time and enormous resources trying to beautiful themselves. All
these are good only if they are targeted at glorifying God (1 Peter 3:4b).
Here, Peter challenged us especially
women whose concern is always what to wear, style to sow, style of hair do,
etc, to ensure that we are also “beautiful
inside in our hearts, with the lasting charm of a gentle and quiet spirit which
is precious to God” – Living Bible. John Wesley Notes gives insight into
why this is precious in the sight of God when he said that “A meek spirit gives
no trouble willingly to any: a quiet spirit bears all wrongs without being
troubled.” Meekness is one virtue that is expected of us as Christian.
Do you attach the kind of importance,
time and resources you give to your outward beauty to inward beauty?
Beautifying our heart is through constant meditation on the word of God. This
helps us overcome temptations and trial (Psalm 119:11), and also accommodate
the Holy Spirit (1Corinthians 3:16). How beautiful is your heart? Have you
corrupted yours with malice, anger, bitterness, evil thoughts etc? If so,
repent today. Let the beauty of your heart matter most to you than your outward
beauty.
Food
for Thought:
The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express. –Bacon
Memory
verse: 1
Peter 3 verse 4
Prayer:
God, make me beautiful within and help me to maintain inner beauty than my
outward beauty in Jesus name.
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