Exquisitely Beautiful!
Reading: Esther 1 - 10
My Verse: "There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones" (1:6).
The detail here is fascinating! So many dismiss the Bible, Your Word, LORD God as old archaic literature. And yet every word is included for our edification. When I am reading and something like this speaks to me I wonder, "What am I to learn from this?" "White cotton curtains and violet hangings . . ." sounds like an exquisitely beautiful room.
I often get upset with myself when shopping as I will be drawn to the very expensive beautiful things. They just draw me. I look at the price and am disappointed, because there is no way I can afford that. Then I am unable to find anything similar of lesser value that has that quality or beauty! I can find nothing else that will do!
Oh LORD God, so it should be with all of life. Being Your child I only want the best and most beautiful of the world. You, of course, are that most beautiful and exquisite of all that there is! I would not want to " settle" for anything less than YOU! No other god or religion will do!
You, the creator God, created this world to be a beautiful thing. All the creatures, including man were beautiful and "good." You, LORD God state in the Genesis account six times that Your creation was "good." In Genesis 1:31 You state this again. "And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good."
"He has made everything beautiful in its time" (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
"Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth" (Psalm 50:2)
So, You, LORD God are the source of all that is beautiful and fine and wonderful and good! I need not regret that I like fine things. I need not regret that I am drawn to that which is beautiful and of high quality because that is who You are! I can look forward to the day when I will not be sad that I cannot afford something that is very beautiful. For I will be in Your most holy and beautiful presence!
"One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple" (Psalm 27:4).
Thank You, LORD God for this lesson. Thank You for telling me that it is okay to be drawn to that which is exquisitely beautiful!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
Reading: Esther 1 - 10
My Verse: "There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones" (1:6).
The detail here is fascinating! So many dismiss the Bible, Your Word, LORD God as old archaic literature. And yet every word is included for our edification. When I am reading and something like this speaks to me I wonder, "What am I to learn from this?" "White cotton curtains and violet hangings . . ." sounds like an exquisitely beautiful room.
I often get upset with myself when shopping as I will be drawn to the very expensive beautiful things. They just draw me. I look at the price and am disappointed, because there is no way I can afford that. Then I am unable to find anything similar of lesser value that has that quality or beauty! I can find nothing else that will do!
Oh LORD God, so it should be with all of life. Being Your child I only want the best and most beautiful of the world. You, of course, are that most beautiful and exquisite of all that there is! I would not want to " settle" for anything less than YOU! No other god or religion will do!
You, the creator God, created this world to be a beautiful thing. All the creatures, including man were beautiful and "good." You, LORD God state in the Genesis account six times that Your creation was "good." In Genesis 1:31 You state this again. "And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good."
"He has made everything beautiful in its time" (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
"Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth" (Psalm 50:2)
So, You, LORD God are the source of all that is beautiful and fine and wonderful and good! I need not regret that I like fine things. I need not regret that I am drawn to that which is beautiful and of high quality because that is who You are! I can look forward to the day when I will not be sad that I cannot afford something that is very beautiful. For I will be in Your most holy and beautiful presence!
"One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple" (Psalm 27:4).
Thank You, LORD God for this lesson. Thank You for telling me that it is okay to be drawn to that which is exquisitely beautiful!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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