Peter's words remind us to keep our priorities straight...If you like many others in our area had worship service canceled due to weather please use our media link below to listen to our weekly sermon "Is Love For Grownups?" and special music provided by Coffey Anderson.
Rev Patrick Muston
Today's Scripture:
It is not fancy hair, Gold Jewelry, or fine clothes that should make you beautiful. No, your beauty should come from within you - The beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit that will never be destroyed and is very precious to God.
1 Peter 3: 3-4
The women of ancient Rome were much like many women today. They worked hard to be beautiful. Elaborate hairstyles made up of tiny knots plaited with Gold and jewels and then piled high on the head were all the rage. One drawback was that fashionable Roman women feared going to sleep lest they muss their hairdo. But those women wholeheartedly believed that their passion for fashion was worth the extra effort, because beauty was what was going to keep their husbands faithful, satisfied with them alone.
Fashion trends today tend toward plastic surgery, excessive dieting, and a closet full of haute couture. Women's (and even men's) motivations haven't changed much in two thousands years. People strive to look beautiful so that others will perceive them as valuable and desirable. The apostle Peter directed his readers to refocus from external beauty to internal beauty. From what fades to what is eternal. From what pleases God.
Selah people' and friends true lasting beauty is found in a heart that rests secure in God's love. That gentle and quiet spirit doesn't need to strive for attention. It is adorned with spiritual instead of physical riches. Authentic inner beauty, and not artificial glamour, attracts others to what is truly valuable - the unique person whom God holds precious in his sight.
"Peter's words are not a call to dowdiness. They are merely a reminder to keep your priorities straight when it comes to becoming a beautiful person. Concentrate on what matters most - the inside my brothers and sisters, not the outside."
Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston
Selah Christian Church
Four Oaks, NC
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