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You’re Beautiful ~ Phil Wickham
One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
~ Psalm 27:4 NIV
Yesterday, I said it was God’s unchanging nature that allowed me to understand my value and worth were found in Him. 2 Corinthians 3:18 explains, “And we all, who with unveiled faces reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” Because we’re reflecting the Lord’s glory, our value and beauty must come from Him, whom we reflect. When we consider His wonderous deeds, we are left in awe.
Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said: … ‘Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand… ‘Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God’s dominion over the earth? … ‘Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings towards the south? Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high? It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is its stronghold. From there it looks for food; its eyes detect it from afar. Its young ones feast on blood, and where the slain are, there it is.’ ~ Job 38:1, 4, 31-33; 39:26-30 NIV
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins…But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions… And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. ~ Ephesians 2:1, 4-7 NIV
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?’ ‘Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?’ For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. ~ Romans 11:33-36 NIV
Lord, help us to always look to the beauty in You: who You are, all that Your hands have made, and the amazing gift of a life in Jesus that it pleased You to give to us. Help us to share this truth with everyone we meet, that they would see Your beauty and find their worth in You, also. In Jesus’ Name we pray, Amen.
©Heather Potts 2022
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