Sarah lived one hundred and twenty seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life. And Sarah died at Kiriath –arba (that is Hebron) in the land of Canaan; And Abraham went into mourn for Sarah and weep for her. (Genesis 23 :1)
The last chapter in the life of a beautiful woman, Sarah. It is surprising to find that Sarah was beautiful even in her old age that a king wanted to court her. And the Bible reveals the secret of her beauty- she had a meek and quiet spirit, was submitted to her own husband and feared the Lord. To say this thing today would be taking the risk of being labelled as a male chauvinistic pig!
Alas today people today mistake glamour for beauty. And what we see on television today are not beauty queen contests but glamour queen contests. Beauty you can keep but glamour you cannot. Simon Peter gives some hints about how ladies can keep their beauty- not in elaborate hairdo and excessive jeweler but here is the secret straight from his pen “Do not adorn yourselves outwardly by braiding your hair, and by wearing gold ornaments or fine clothing, rather let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.” Ignore this advice and you will fill the category of “An old mutton dressed up as lamb!”
I once came across a lady in her fifties with such a heavy make up- that it reminded me of a birthday cake. All that was missing was a candle on her forehead and we could have sung “Happy Birthday To You”. Don’t dress your carcass excessively! It’s the inner beauty that is precious in His sight. And I am glad that I am not saying this in a ladies fellowship, otherwise I will share the fate of John the Baptist with my head on the chopping block and eventually landing up on a silver platter
Monday, October 20, 2008
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