Inner Beauty!

1 Samuel 16: 7   NKJV

“Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him.

For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

We all know the old sayings… “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, or “Beauty is only skin deep”.

We know this much, a person’s appearance is not the real indicator of what’s in the heart.

Jesus even stated that even if the outside of the cup appears clean, the inside might reveal a completely different story.

In an egocentric society, what’s on the inside, might be a lot different than what’s on the outside.

God makes it clear what really matters to Him.

Inner beauty is what counts to Him.

So when someone see’s you coming to church on Sunday morning, is what they see, what they get?

We can hide what’s on the inside, from those on the outside, but God knows the truth.

Sometimes it’s important to know the real heart of a person, before we ever assess their character.

I wonder how many people I’ve judged personally, without ever getting to know them on the inside?

Have you ever done that?

But then it goes both ways, doesn’t it?

Some people I’ve met actually looked like they’ve had it all together, spiritually, that is until you they showed you their true, inward colors…