An Adorning!

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;” 1 Peter 3v3 (KJV)

“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.” 1 Peter 3v3 (NIV)

“Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.” 1 Peter 3v3 (NLT)

“Let not yours be the [merely] external adorning with [elaborate] interweaving and knotting of the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or changes of clothes;” 1 Peter 3v3 (AMP)

“…. There are husbands who, indifferent as they are to any words about God, will be captivated by your life of holy beauty. What matters is not your outer appearance – the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of your clothes – but your inner disposition.” 1 Peter 3v1-4 (MSG)

Plaiting of hair, wearing of gold and putting of apparel - these are not bad in and of themselves.  In fact women (and men) have to do something with their hair, jewelry looks nice to complement outfits, and we have to dress up – different occasions calling for different types of attire. The interesting thing is that the Holy Spirit, who is our Helper, our Friend, can help us even in the area of what we wear, put on, and help us to glorify God in that way as well. 1 Peter 5v7 (KJV) saying “Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.” If its becoming a care for you, you can take it to the Lord. We see Hagar helping Esther before she went to meet the king. However, beyond our outward appearance, the Lord wants us to go deeper. Women, being help meets to their husband, it does a world of good for them to look nice, but the strength of our character, helps even more!

Supplementary Text

“Charm and grace are deceptive, and beauty is vain [because it is not lasting], but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, she shall be praised!” Proverbs 31v30 (AMP)

Father, we thank You for Your Word this day. We thank You for You care for us, what we eat, drink, put on. We pray Lord that You will grant the women the ornament of a meek and a quiet spirit which in Your sight is of great price, in Jesus name, amen.