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The Inner Beauty: A Biblical Perspective


Inner beauty is inside each of us.  We are all beautiful in God’s eyes as we are created in the image of God.  God doesn’t make junk.  However, many people don’t feel beautiful inside.  We are often smothered by a lack of confidence and even a lack of acceptance of other people.  It is easy to compare ourselves to others especially when we compare our outward appearance.  God’s word makes it clear that we are all beautiful to Him.  Beauty isn’t just reserved for models and Hollywood actors and actresses.  You are beautiful.  Read the following scripture passages and let God heal you as you come to the realization of how much God loves and values each of His created beings.
Featured Bible Verse 2 Corinthians 4:16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self his being renewed day by day.

Beautiful In God’s Eyes

1 Peter 3:4-6 but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.  For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands,  as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
Proverbs 31:30  Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Beauty is More Than Outward Appearance

God’s word makes it clear that we are all beautiful to Him.
1 Samuel 16:7  But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Psalms 34:5 Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
Psalms 45:11  and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him.
Proverbs 3:15   She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
Proverbs 20:29   The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
Song of Solomon 4:7   You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.
Ezekiel 28:17  Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.
Matthew 5:8  Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Matthew 23:27   “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and pall uncleanness.”
John 7:24 Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.
Philippians 4:8  Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Beauty Because We Are Created By God

Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Psalms 139:14   I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Beauty Because We Are Children of God

Genesis 1:26  Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Colossians 3:12  Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
1 Thessalonians 5:5 For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.
1 John 3:1  See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that bit did not know him.
Beauty is more than skin deep.  One interesting thing is that the love of another person will often make us feel beautiful.  When we have the love of a spouse or our family member we will feel accepted and better about ourselves.  When there is a lack of love in our lives, we often feel alone and isolated and even depressed.  That is one reason why people are often drawn to the Lord God.  God is love.  It is what He is.   No matter how alone we feel in this life we can always know that God is there for us and He loves us the way we are.  Maybe today you are feeling alone and depressed.  People have let you down in your life and you don’t feel any inner beauty.  Turn to God today.  He thinks that you are His masterpiece and He loves you. Embrace Jesus Christ today.  Praise Him!!!
Resources
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version
“Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV)
YouTube video “Beautiful” by MercyMe

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