Sunday Reading: Isaiah 53:1-3
Key Verse: Isaiah 53:2
2 For He comes up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground; He has no form nor majesty that we should see Him, nor an appearance that we should desire Him.
Devotion:
Who would you say was the most beautiful woman in the world? Which pop start or film star would you choose? If you ask that question of most of your friends they will tend to answer by picking a film star or pop star because they are the people that are well known and they are the people who have their pictures spread all over the place. But out of all the people that you did ask maybe one would give you an answer that was just totally different by picking someone that they knew rather than someone famous. A popular saying is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I have learned that it is a whole lot more than that.
It was not many years ago that I would have chosen a film star; probably would have been Jodie Foster back then. But what God gives each one of us is more of a discerning mind when we allow Him to guide us. It’s not a case of just me getting old and being single but rather that God has tried to teach me right from the beginning that it is not the first appearances that count at all. Christ came into this world as a human baby being born with a human mother and a human father to care for Him. That is not the expected entrance of a king nor a Saviour but rather just another person.
Christ wanted to make sure that when we chose Him it was not for his initial appearance but rather what we got to know about Him. He wants us to love Him for what He is and not what other people make Him out to be and not what we can see. I have had a few relationships that did not work out because I chose looks over Godliness and love. Man learned to hate Christ because He shows us just how bad we are on the inside. Man rejected Christ because man does not want to have to bow down before anyone. We are full of pride and lust that blocks our perceptions of the true love that Christ has for us. If we were able to see through our lust in relationships we would get a whole lot further than we do now!
Points to Ponder:
Who would you say is the most beautiful person you know?
Have you ever tried to compare them to Christ?
