Today’s Thought “Look At Me…” G. Ward

1 Peter 3

³ Your adornment must not be merely the external—braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or putting on apparel; ⁴ but it should be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.

 

Peter’s admonishing understood a covert movement rising in the mindsets of some elitist women in the church contained by fashion attempts, entirely unachievable by the commoner. Moreover, these same aristocratic women would become disruptive to what should have been a worshipful gathering, embodying devotion to dying to sin and self from every proposed believer.

When there are attempts to be known along with our Lord (even beyond external adornments of sorts), that even insist all would recognize credentials substantiating leadership capabilities and prefacing surnames with clergy titles – there’s a violating, diminishing of Holy God’s superiority, like HIS appointment of plain, old Peter, the poor unlearned fisherman.