To follow after Jesus is to shun all physical decorations and to refrain from any worldly involvement. We must dress in simple, bland fabrics and apply ourselves with all diligence to hard physical labor.
Really? Like, where does it say that in the Bible?
True, the Word does caution us to be smart in our physical adornments. 1 Timothy 2:9 gives examples of female attire that in biblical times were more likely to be worn by arrogant women who wished to draw men’s attention than by god-fearing women. Of course he cautioned against it. However, in Matthew 5:8, Jesus suggests that it’s what’s in our hearts, not what we wear on our bodies that counts.
What we need to get from this is that the adornments God wishes us to wear are invisible ones. They are what God sees and applauds.
Let’s look at what God wants us to wear:
Our First Beautiful Adornment:
In 2 Timothy 3:16, we are encouraged to weave the scripture of God into all that we do and say.
Our Second Beautiful Adornment:
1 Timothy 2:10 assures us the spangles of good works woven into our hair are always in good taste.
Our Third Beautiful Adornment:
Hebrews 13:4 tells us our undefiled marriage bed can be worn with pride.
Our Fourth Beautiful Adornment:
Galatians 5:16 wants us to show off the Spirit as our finest item of apparel.
Our Fifth Beautiful Adornment:
Even the book of Titus gets into the act in Titus 1:9. When we hold to the truth of the cross, there is no greater thing we can show off than our sound doctrine.
Let’s not make our spiritual lives seem drab and uninteresting. When we excel in the Lord, let’s make sure the world sees that in us. There is no greater decoration we can wear than our emulation of the Christ.
When people see us live like Jesus, they will want to come to Jesus.
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