When God Says …
“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: But a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.” (Proverbs 31:30 KJV)
As we now are about to close these reflections of the Book of Proverbs, we continue to take as much inspiration on the tributes to this virtuous woman. King Lemuel's mom tacitly gave these cookie alerts: don't look for charm! It is deceiving. Don't look for physical beauty! It is fleeting.
Yes, physical beauty is inherent in every creation of God to the eyes of the beholder. We are all created beautiful within our being exuding to our outward nature. Thus, we are to nurture the inner we, not the decaying physical outfit, which wrinkles and withers. It is vain! And so, this king's mom warns. She knows!
Rather, she told her son: for a wife, seek she who fears the Lord and whose faith is in Christ Jesus. Her inner beauty is nurtured by grace. She holds on to the counsel of the scriptures, as it is written: “Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— 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.” (1 Peter 3:1-4 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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