What is a Godly Woman? She is one that studies and desires to
please the Lord, one that seeks His heart in conduct, manner, and apparel. Her hearts desire is to look, act, and
always conduct herself as a holy and godly woman of God. She prays for it. She longs to be a vessel of honor for
the Lord. A godly woman not only
identifies with God outwardly but she radiates God from her innermost
being. Do you want your life to
glorify Him? Do you love Him
enough to obey Him? How far are
you willing to go to please the Lord?
Proverbs 31:10, “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far
above rubies.” A virtuous
woman, a godly woman, her price is far above rubies! She is priceless!
Being a godly woman is not just
about dress but that is where she will start. I Timothy 2:9-10, “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in
modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety: not with broided hair, or
gold, or pearls, or costly array; but (which becometh women professing
godliness) with good works.” The
scriptures teach us that to be godly women we are to be modest. Modesty means behaving according to
what is proper or decent, pure, especially not displaying one’s body. Not vain or boastful, humble, natural,
plain in appearance.
Sadly some say “God does not care what you
wear”. That is not what the Bible
teaches. Read the scriptures, God cares very much about what we wear, even from
the very beginning. It is first revealed
to us in the 3rd chapter of Genesis. Adam and Eve sinned in the garden and for the first time
they realized they were naked.
Their immediate reaction was to take what ever they could find and cover
their nakedness. They covered
themselves with fig leaves this was the first attempt by mankind to clothe
himself. However, it was
inadequate in the Lord’s sight because after He pronounced the curses upon His
creation the first thing the Lord did was to make them coats of skins for
clothing, so the whole purpose of clothing is to cover up one’s nakedness. Many times throughout the Bible God is
very specific about clothing. Deuteronomy 22:5, “The woman shall
not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's
garment: for all that do so are abomination unto The Lord thy God.” So according to God’s Holy Word, it does matter what we wear. A godly woman will always know the
importance of modest and adequate clothing.
A godly woman would not think of
purposely wearing a neckline too low.
It should be obvious that tight tops are a problem because a woman’s
bust line is a most provocative and tempting part of the female body. When a woman displays her bust or
cleavage is she aware that she is causing men to look and lust? Most women that dress immodestly know
exactly what they are doing. Tight
fitting garments that reveal your form is no less damaging than clothes that
reveal your flesh. Even the world
calls such clothing “revealing”, if it clings to your body it is wrong to wear
it. When a women exposes herself
even a little, whether purposely or not, she becomes one of Satan’s fiery darts
in the heart of every man who sees her.
As a Christian woman you are not therefore at liberty to dress any way
you choose. You have a moral
obligation not to expose yourself in a way that would cause any man to even
think about you in an immoral way.
What about going to church in
immodest apparel? Church is a time
when people of God come to worship the Lord, who is Holy. We therefore ought to worship the Lord
in the beauty of holiness. Psalms
29:2, “Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name; worship the Lord in the
beauty of holiness.” If we come before the Lord dressed ungodly how can
we worship Him in the beauty of holiness?
In this lukewarm, liberal
generation we are living in modesty has to be clearly defined and even then
many so called Christian women feel restricted. Restricted from what -- wearing revealing clothing, wearing
clothing that brings attention to themselves. Women who try to find a way around the word of God must be
deemed worldly and not spiritually minded.
A spiritual minded woman who
cares for the things of God and her husband will not feel restricted she would
never want to do anything to cause a person to lust after her by dressing
provocatively. She would never
want to disrespect her husband or her God.
I Peter 3:3-5, “Whose adorning
let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of
gold, or putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in
that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit,
which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also,
who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own
husbands:”
A woman’s emphasis should be to
adorn the inner self with meekness, quietness, purity, subjection and good
works which is of great worth in God’s sight. Godliness and good works are the adornment of a Godly
Christian Woman. The adornment of
the inner man will show outwardly.
Modesty doesn’t have to be unbecoming, unattractive, or dumpy. Look sharp. Dress as nicely as your budget will allow. Glorify God with your body.
Be the Godly woman that God wants
you to be!
email: kimlovesjesus@icloud.com
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