Beauty For God: Purity

Read Exodus 37:2. A layer of gold was placed on the outside of the Ark of the Covenant, but why did the inside of the Ark have to be layered with gold also? The explanation is symbolic to us—a person's outward appearance must be an accurate reflection of their inside as well.

“The Hebrew word for face -- 'paneem,' is nearly identical to the Hebrew word for interior -- 'p'nim' This teaches that the face we present must reflect our insides. Contrast this with the English word 'face,' which shares its origins with 'facade,' meaning a deceptive appearance.”

Dressing appropriately on the outside is the reflection of what's on the inside. Either it will show forth that the temple has been invaded with things it ought not, or it will be a temple of the Most High—inside and out, just like the Ark of the Covenant. It was of pure gold inside and out—I stress the word “and”. So many only focus on the outside and don't invest in the inside--the true and real beauty. Then there are those that only focus on the inside and don't consider the fact that God wants us to be beautiful and pure on the outside as well.

The Ark of the Covenant was both very beautiful and very pure on the inside and the out. The inside matters most, but if God didn't care about outer appearance why was it important for Him that the Ark (which would be in the Most Holy place within the Holy Tabernacle), be layered in gold inside and out? An inanimate object was to be covered in this beauty and purity inside and out--so how much more us?

Be pure—you represent God, your Father. Purity is Beauty for Purity is God. So Purity on the outside should be just as pure as it should be on the inside. Be layered with spiritual gold as the Ark was also was reflecting what was on the inside. Be pure. Clean on the inside for God and clean on the outside for God. We are His temple and examples to the world in every word that we say, in every thing that we wear, in how we behave, in everything that we do we are His temple and an example for others.

Either we are a defiled or purified temple. Corrupted or Sanctified example.

We are an example to the children of this world (either a defiled example or a purified example). Choose this day who you will serve; for who you serve reflects the temples beauty (purity and cleanness to God) or it reflects the ugliness of the temple—being defiled, messy and unclean unto the world (thus it fits the worlds standards but not that of God's Holy Word [for both men and women]).

It doesn't matter if we claim Christ, our fruits will show who we really serve. Glorify God in all things (1 Corinthians 10:31) and in your body as well, for you are His temple inside and out  (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Yahshua also glorified His Father in all things—inside and outside of His body, what a holy example for us!

“For ye are bought with a price : therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” 1 Corinthians 6:20