“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” is a very familiar saying. If we think about that saying for just a moment, it seems to suggest that there are two parts to beauty: the ones trying to make themselves beautiful and the ones who judge the outcome.
The latest information on the amount of money that is spent on beauty enhancing items is staggering:
Total cost of products worldwide: $426 billion.
Total cost in America: $33.3 billion.
Total cost per person in America: $15,000.
Total cost in America: $33.3 billion.
Total cost per person in America: $15,000.
Some might say, “What a complete waste.” Someone else would probably say, “They should have spent much more.” And a third might say, “It didn’t make any difference no matter what they spent, so what’s the reason for spending the money to look better? Why the effort?”
But the Psalmist said, “He crowns, and beautifies, the humble with salvation.”
God can take a heart that is stained and soiled with sin and cleanse it from all impurities and make it beautiful. “Wash me,” cried one Psalmist, “and I will be whiter than snow.”
God can take the damage caused by sin, and the marks left from discouragement and depression and erase their marks, remove every tear and bring hope to our eyes, erase lines of guilt and put the joy of salvation on our faces. Jesus made an important promise when He said, “My peace I give unto you - not as the world gives peace” through false promises, and praise.
God can take a sin-scarred life and fill it with His glory and radiance. "Set me free from my prison," said the Psalmist. And we respond, “Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me!”
Prayer: Only You, Father, can save us from sin, ourselves and the insanity of this world. Come quickly and help us. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture for Today: Psalm 149:4b He crowns, and beautifies, the humble with salvation.
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