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GPH at the beach on private island 2019
Posted on 09/22/2020 6:38:51 AM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
What exactly is "true beauty", one might ask? Well, in a day in which narcissism and pride reign from sea to shining sea, it is pretty sure that very few know what TRUE BEAUTY is and how one may obtain it. In an EXPONENTIAL technological age where one seeks to express their genetic "beauty" globally via the mediums of the day, is it safe to say that the thinking and mindset of the hour is on the temporal and not the ETERNAL
America today is so self-absorbed with the genetic beauty of the flesh.
America today is so self-absorbed with the genetic beauty of the flesh (Prov. 31:30, 1 Peter 1:24)! It is marketed at every level, sought to be lived up to and proudly promoted by the EXPONENTIAL technological mediums of our day. Indeed there is genetic beauty which is beautiful but what did any do to achieve it? When one promotes their genetic beauty in arrogance and pride one is absolutely clueless to the realities of time and ETERNITY (Isa. 40:8, 1 Peter 1:24). For genetic beauty is for a moment and fades away, but Almighty God in Jesus Christ provides and ETERNAL beauty which shall NEVER EVER perish!
For genetic beauty is for a moment and fades away, but Almighty God in Jesus Christ provides and ETERNAL beauty which shall NEVER EVER perish!
Quite simply, "true beauty" is a FREE gift from Almighty God (Rom. 5:16-17; He 6:23). The FREE GIFT of TRUE beauty is provided to all by Almighty God (1 Cor. 1:30). TRUE beauty is our greatest need in the light of ETERNITY'S FOREVERNESS.
This pinnacle of wondrous beauty is nothing less than the glorious RIGHTEOUSNESS that Almighty God has provided for His fallen creation in Jesus Christ. This TRUE beauty is found nowhere else but in Christ Jesus, the Savior of the whole world (Rom. 10:4; 2 Cor. 5:21).
"Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints" (Rev 19:6-8).
This pinnacle of wondrous beauty is nothing less than the glorious RIGHTEOUSNESS that Almighty God has provided for His fallen creation in Jesus Christ.
When one places their absolute trust in Jesus Christ and His saving grace, that individual is given the BEAUTY of the RIGHTEOUSNESS of Almighty God and ETERNAL Life (Psalms 7:17; 90:17; John 3:16,17).
God takes on Himself our shame and sinful hideousness, and He bestows on us the BEAUTY of His RIGHTEOUSNESS (Psalms 17:15; Isaiah 61:1-3; 64:6; Rom. 4:6, 22-24; 5:4; 1 Cor. 1:30; 2 Cor. 5:17; 1 John 3:2).
Oh, how will the redeemed of Almighty God shine and rejoice forever in the ETERNAL BEAUTY of the Lord! (Dan. 12:3; Matt. 13:43; 1 Cor. 2:9).
May I ask you this very sobering question? Do you possess the Beauty of Righteousness that is found only in Jesus Christ? The Bible states in Isaiah 64:6 that “all our righteousness is as filthy rags [bloody menstrual cloths].” All earthly beauty will fade away, as countless billions have experienced and could testify. Only the Beauty of Almighty God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS (state of perfection) will endure FOREVER (Matt. 13:43; 1 John 2:15-17, Rev. 22:11).
Only the Beauty of Almighty God’s Righteousness (state of perfection) will endure FOREVER!
You do not know what will happen tomorrow (Proverbs 27:1). If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, may you do so even now by making that conscious decision to receive Him into your heart and life. Then shall your beauty endure FOREVER as the stars of FOREVER, and bliss and joy will you know FOREVERMORE (Matt 13:43; 1 Cor. 2:9). Place your trust in Him TODAY. Behold, now is the day of salvation (2 Cor. 6:2)! You will NEVER be the same!
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
A good diet, robust prayer life, and genuine gratitude make the face pink and healthy. Make up emulates the face of a prayerful woman.
Ahh.... wrong : )
You will become old, forget your name and ugly one day... as will I
Read the post and find our boo!
The post is so very true. I praise God that he shows me my own faults and it humbles me to no end. The pride and arrogance are just {in my opinion}another tool the devil uses to create strife and chaos within our lives. I could be wrong but I see it as another distraction from the beautiful peace only Gods love provides.
Yea
GPH at the beach on private island 2019
My Bible was next to the tree where I’d been reading before the random photographer found me. Just off camera.
Have you seen him lately.... lol
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a man or woman that feareth the LORD, they shall be praised.
...no matter what they say.
True beauty is the selfless uplifting of others who have the capacity for appreciation whether they know it or not.
It’s an artform. It’s a word. It’s a sincere compliment.
It’s the moment when they realize, they have been loved. ...and that may take decades if ever.
True beauty is dedicating yourself to bringing out the absolute best in everyone, but especially those you are most closest to.
My mom told me once, “marry a simple girl”, “they will treat you like a king”. I didn’t listen to her, but I should have.
Isaiah 53: 1,2
“Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
For he shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground:
he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.”
If someone is searching for an outward beauty in Christ, they will be sorely fooled. Satan is transformed into an angel of light, and he was considered outwardly beautiful.
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