"For the Lord taken pleasure in His people He will beautify the meek with salvation" (Psalm 149:4).
Beautiful people! A Quaker lady, distinguished for her youthful appearance, was asked what she used to preserve her charms. She replied sweetly, "I use for the lips, truth; for the voice, prayer; for the eyes, pity; for the hands, charity; for the figure, uprightness, and for the heart, love."
Socrates said, "I pray Thee, O God, that I shall be beautiful within."
True beauty comes from God, from knowing God, from knowing God well, from spending time with God. Tozer said, "I have found God to be cordial and generous, and in every way easy to live with." This can rightly be said by one who seeks to please God, one who is intimate with Him. True beauty does not fade. A great lover of God becomes more beautiful as time goes by.
Dear Lord, I need a faith lift. Apply the Balm of Gilead to my life. Soften the harshness of my face. Tenderize the hardness of my heart. Dull the sharpness of my tongue. Sand the bitter edges of my spirit. Lord, let me be like You!
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