Our God See Us- Modesty Before God and Others

These are references to what God is concerned about in our lives. Our hearts are the center of our being. What is in our hearts is what we do. If our hearts are evil; then that is what we do. If we are attracting attention that is undesirable; then we have chosen to do so because that is what is in our heart. Modesty is a heart issue. 

"But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart."(I Samuel 16:7) It is important that our hearts echo what we believe. The Lord knows our intentions, and if our intentions are wicked, then He will know it.

"Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised."(Proverbs 31:30) When a woman is overly concerned about her appearance; she has chosen an unfulfilled and empty way of existence. A God-fearing woman is more beautiful than a woman concerned about her appearance.

"Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."(Matthew 7:20) Our testimony is the fruit of our relationship with God.

"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him."(Colossians 3:17) Modesty in word and deed is important, because how we speak to others and act toward others requires that we do so modestly and in the name of the Lord Jesus.

"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shame-facedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;"(I Timothy 2:9) After talking to the men of the church, Paul spoke to the women of the church telling them to adorn modest apparel. He is telling them to be humble and sober. Simply put, do not be gaudy.

"For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:"(James 1:23) Most people stand in front of the mirror, before they go out to face the world. Essentially he is saying that those that only hear the word and do not do it; they are just looking at their outward appearance. 

"Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation."
(I Peter 2:12) Honesty in your conversation is essential to glorifying God and your testimony before others.

"Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of 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."(I Peter 3:3-4)
There is more worth in the inner man than that of corporeal human form. "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it."(Luke 9:24) Even though we are created in God's image; we are to be concerned about our souls and the souls of others. We are sinners, but we are able to save our lives by giving our souls to Him. Set the example and show forth the glory of the Lord.

Modesty In Every Situation

This is something that we all deal with either personally or when we come in contact with it. We represent our Savior, and one of the ways that we do it is in the way we dress. I know that we have all run into on the job and out in the general public. How do you approach the lack of modesty? You have to call it out. You heard me right. Unfortunately, that is the way I see it. It is calling attention to things that ought not put out there in the view of anybody. You are cheapening yourself when you dress inappropriately. It is suggesting things about yourself that you might not want other people to think about you. You want to look your best when you go for a job interview, and even after the job interview you want to dress professionally. Nobody was ever hired, because they dressed inappropriately. That is one thing good about companies with dress codes; it keeps everyone in check. We have covered the general public; now let us consider the place at which we worship. Peter and Paul emphasized the need for dressing appropriately when we enter the church, because they noticed it in the churches that they visited during their missionary journeys.

The common offenses when it comes to dressing inappropriately are wearing tight clothing, not wearing undergarments, and excessive show of cleavage. This is common for the females of our population. The male population often offends by failing to keep their shirts on in work or recreational situations, or at the beach, wearing swim suits that are too tight and sport what should be covered. I do not need to go into anymore detail than that on that subject. These issues cause arousal of the sexual kind, because of choosing to not dress in moderation and modesty. This undesirable for either gender, especially when one or the other is married. We need to show inner beauty to people. We have heard the common adage, Beauty is skin deep, but it should be more than just skin deep. A. W. Tozer emphasized these principles of clean, neat, modest, and appropriate. The need for modesty starts at an early age. The teenagers have gotten pulled away by the masses, and told that they should dress inappropriately in order to attract the attention of the opposite sex. I want you to check out this website that has some details about modesty gathered by a survey of Christian men concerning modesty of women it is called The Modesty Survey . Here is some more helpful information on modesty, The Rebelution .