DRESS
TO BE ADDRESSED
Memorised:
And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand pf the shepherds, ands
also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. Exodus 2:19
Read:
Exodus 2:16-20, Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 18:1-19:15, Mark
14:32-52
Many of today’s Christians don’ pay
attention to their physical appearance. They have overstretched the fact that
physical appearance may be deceptive at times. Although the Bible confirms this
to be true in Proverbs 31:30, it is also true that what you show on the outside
is a reflection of who you are on the inside. In my culture, there are two
sayings of the elders which appear to contradict, each other, but which contain
eternal truths that cannot be wished away. The first one says: “The way you
appear determines the level of respect people will accord you.” In other words,
if you dress like ma slave, you will be treated like a slave. The other saying
is: “A gorgeous dress does not guarantee nobility. “That is to say, a slave can
dress like a king but this does not make him a king.
The experience of Moses when He fled to
Midian confirms the truth that a person is more often than not addressed based
on the way he or she is dressed. Moses was not an Egyptian; he was Hebrew, but
he was called an Egyptian by the daughter of the priest of Midian. Why did they
call him an Egyptian? Its most certainly because of his general appearance. The
lesson we should learn from this story as Christians is that we should allow
what is inside us to reflect on the outside. For instance, if you are actually
saved from sexual immorality, your manner of dressing must not promote it. Many
years ago, some foreign teachers came to teach in our Bible College ,
and they taught our students that how they dressed did not matter, rather, it
was that which was inside of them that was important. To correct this wrong
teaching, I went to the nearby market to buy two similar oranges. The only
difference between them was the fact that one was yellow while the other was green.
I took the oranges to the class, showed them to the students and
asked: “Given an option to choose, which one would you choose out of these two
oranges?” they chose the yellow orange because
according to them, the yellow one would be sweeter. Then I further asked
how they arrived at this conclusion, since they had not even cut them open.
They replied, “The outside appearance shows what is inside.” That drove home
the message. When you dress in a way that people begin to wonder whether you
know the difference between the “public” and the “private” parts of your body,
then you need to learn Christian dressing ethics. Christians should allow the
Holy Spirit to guide them on their physical comportment as becoming of saints.
Others may dress inappropriately, but children of God cannot.
Action
Point
Look
into your wardrobe, bring out any attire that promotes lust and sexual
provocation and get rid of them. Let your wardrobe be born- again.
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