"Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price."
1 Peter 3:3-4
I like the idea here that we should adorn ourselves with the way we behave rather than by how we dress or groom ourselves. It is another flesh versus spirit idea... not that we shouldn't be clean and well-groomed of course, but that the important thing, the thing that we should prioritize, is the internal / spiritual beauty of being meek and quiet ... under control, calm, happy, joyful. We can show people that God helps us to be happy, and to control our anxiety and cope with the things around us, as we have confidence and faith in him, and his ability to teach us and help us. Which is better overall than just showing off our cool clothing or our wealth. :)
Today, let's focus on displaying our hearts and spirits--our gifts from God rather than our cool stuff. :) Let's set a better example, and work on being welcoming and inclusive rather than using clothing or wealth to separate ourselves from others.
Hi ,
ReplyDelete( 1Peter 3 : 3-4) says :'Whose adorning let it not be that out ward adorning of plaiting the hair,
& of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that
which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek & quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of
great price.'
The verse is propounded nicely in this article.
These explanatory verses also denote the other adorable things of mind, besides meek & quiet spirit _:
1)' Mind staying on God.
(Isaiah. 26 : 3)
' Honoring Christ the Lord as holy.' (1 Peter 3 :15 )
' Proving what is good, accept able, & perfect, will of God. (Romans 12 : 2)
2)' ln everything thanking God, & thinking on the things which are true , honest, just, pure, lovely,
of good report ; of any virtue, & of any praise.' (Phili. 4 : 6, 8)
' Keeping meditation of heart acceptable in Lord's sights.'
(Psalm 19 : 14)
3)' Trusting in the Lord with all heart, & not leaning on our own understanding.' (Proverbs. 3: 5)
4)' Loving God with all our heart, soul & mind.’ (Matthew 22 : 37)
' Mind, serving only the Law of God.' (Romans 7: 25).
5)' Keeping the heart joyful, '
(Proverbs 17 : 22)
'Not falling in into temptation.'
(Matthew 26 : 41)
' Not considering the things of old.' (Isaiah 43 :18)
6)' Keeping alert & sober, as the enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion. ' (1Peter 5 : 8)
' Removing evil thoughts, such as, theft, murder, sexual immorality,
adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander,
pride & foolishness.' ( Mark 7 : 21-22)
7) ' Renewing day by day.'(2 Corinthians 4:16 )
' Not having double-mind , unsta ble in all ways.' ( James 1: 8)
'As we have the mind
of Christ.' (1 Corinth. 2 :16)
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