Beautiful,
Beautiful
Pastor Jen Rayle
Beautiful—pleasurably
exalts mind or spirit, gives pleasure to the senses, befitting (appropriate,
seemly, proper decent) or Comely (having a pleasing appearance not homely or
plain) Seemly (good looking handsome
agreeably fashioned, attractive suited to the occasion
Esther
2:12
12 Before
a young woman’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve
months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of
myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics.
Isa
52:7 and Romans 10:15
“Beautiful
are the feet”
Ever wonder why the feet? I do. What is
so beautiful about the feet?
1
Sam 16:7
“but
the Lord looks at the heart.”
Here we have the heart that Christ looks at to
determine our beauty.
1
Peter 3:3-4
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment,
such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather,
it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet
spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
Col
3:12
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly
loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and
patience.
Gal
5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness
and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
What
is our Beauty Treatment?
- Love—agape,
strong affection for another arising out of kinship; warm attachment or
devotion; unselfish loyal and benevolent; concern for the good of another; a
score of zero
- Joy—the
emotion evoked by well-being success or good fortune; or by the prospect of
possessing what one desires; a source or cause of delight
- Peace—A
state of tranquility or quiet; freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts
or emotions
- Patience—bearing
pains or trials without complaint; the refraining from the enforcement of
something that is due to you like debt which is Forbearance; steadfast despite
opposition, difficult adversity;
- Gentleness—mildness
of manners or disposition, meekness
- Kindness—moral
goodness, integrity; to be kind= of sympathetic or helpful nature, of a
forbearing nature; to give pleasure or relief; benign with a gentle disposition
- Goodness—uprightness
of heart and life; the nutritious, flavorful, or beneficial part of something;
of favorable character or tendency; virtuous, right, commendable
- Faithfulness—steadfast
in affection or allegiance; firm in adherence to promises or in observance of
duty; conviction of the truth of anything , belief; firm belief in something in
which there is no proof. Which is
the Shield…why the shield?
- Self-control—virtue
of one who masters his desires and passions; restrained exercised over one’s
own impulse, emotions or desires.
