"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 "hidden man of the heart" part. I have this mental image of a tiny little man peeking out... kind of a "man behind the curtain" sort of a thing. ... And, you know, that seems fairly accurate. The person we are inside is often different than the person that we portray to other people. It doesn't work that way with God. With God, we are the tiny little man or woman behind the curtain. He doesn't care about the trimmings and the trappings... the glitterati part that we show to others. He just cares about who we are inside, and of course how that inside person translates into action. We could have perfect hair, jewelry, clothing, and still not be who we need to be inside. Today, let's work on that inside self, the one that God looks at. Let's work on sprucing *that* person up, dusting him off, getting him a little sun, and enhancing the meek and quiet spirit. Let's be loving, not argumentative, and totally devoted to God. :)
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 "hidden man of the heart" part. I have this mental image of a tiny little man peeking out... kind of a "man behind the curtain" sort of a thing. ... And, you know, that seems fairly accurate. The person we are inside is often different than the person that we portray to other people. It doesn't work that way with God. With God, we are the tiny little man or woman behind the curtain. He doesn't care about the trimmings and the trappings... the glitterati part that we show to others. He just cares about who we are inside, and of course how that inside person translates into action. We could have perfect hair, jewelry, clothing, and still not be who we need to be inside. Today, let's work on that inside self, the one that God looks at. Let's work on sprucing *that* person up, dusting him off, getting him a little sun, and enhancing the meek and quiet spirit. Let's be loving, not argumentative, and totally devoted to God. :)
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