Biblical Beauty Secrets: What Makes Godly Women Beautiful?

It is interesting but this week I read a poll of called “What gives women a deeper level of beauty?”

A large number of men responded to the poll. Here were top 5 results:

a) #5- A heart of passion. Someone who has a passion to pursue their purpose in life.

b) #4- Genuine joy. Joy is contagious and is attractive to everyone.

c) #3- Positivity. It read: Women who are negative and stressed lack that radiant healthy glow.

d) #2- Generosity. Generosity that involves empathy. Giving because you care.

e) #1- Humility. Quiet confidence and finding value in others in their life.

Application:

It seems that this poll is communicating something that God already communicated in His Word. He communicated that true beauty comes from the inside. It comes from the heart of joy, love, passion, generosity, positivity, and humility.

Amazing enough: Those sound very familiar don’t they? Galatians 5:22-23 says: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”

True beauty comes from a heart that has been filled by Jesus and the Holy Spirit that transforms and makes beautiful hearts.

In verse 4 we are told what God finds beautiful. It says: “But let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.

Transitional Sentence: What makes Godly women beautiful to God?

II. Your Stealth and Support Are Beautiful to God

Vs. 5- “For in this way, in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands.”

Explanation:

One of the greatest tragedies of our day is that many people do not understand the word “submission” and completely misinterpret it.

In verse 5 we see the word jump off the page of scripture. Let me dismantle the word and help you understand what it means and apply it to our lives together. The word is “hupotasso” which is a military word. It’s a soldiers word that means: “to arrange in order.”

I find it interesting that God uses a military word to describe the power and position of stealth God gives women in our lives. To describe the power of a woman he describes her as being “the strength behind to soldier.”

How many of you know that this world is a battleground; more than it is a playground. It’s not easy to face life today. The enemy is rampant and wants to tear down all that is good and godly. Yet, God has given women a special gift to hold up the people God puts in her life. She is the leverage. She stands behind people and holds them up.

This word tells you ladies that you are two things:

a) You are a soldier

b) You are a support

This is probably the best visual picture of what submission means.

Now let’s apply this picture to what we are seeing in this passage. In this passage we discover that Abraham’s wife; Sarah was used as an example of a soldier and support to her husband.

Abraham was called to take the lead. He was to lead the charge. He was the “Father of many nations.” He was called to “lead the way” and Sarah was called to “hold him up” as he stormed the enemy that desired to disrupt God’s plan for the ages and for their family.