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Would you like a really good beauty tip? These are biblical beauty tips, so you know they really work.
This beauty tip concerns your posture. I can remember as a teenager my mom often telling me, “Mary, stand up straight!” She recognized how important posture is in how people see you. If you walk or sit with your shoulders straight and your head held high, you definitely present a much more attractive appearance.
Well, what should our posture be as God’s people? We need to stand up straight and firm on the sure foundation of God’s Word. That means, of course, we have to continually be learning truth from God’s Word through Bible study. Are you involved in some kind of intentional, focused study of God’s Word, either on your own or in a small group? If not, why not? If you are a disciple of Jesus Christ, there really can’t be a good excuse for not studying the Bible.
A Christian’s posture should be one of standing firm because of what Christ has done for us. One of my favorite passages is Psalm 40:2-3: “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord.” You know, when you’ve been taken out of the world’s slimy pit and given a firm place to stand, your posture should be one of praise and joy, and as a result many should recognize what God has done for you.
A Christian’s posture should be one of standing straight and firm even when life is hard. Proverbs 10:25 says, “When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.” Do you have a posture of standing firm in the midst of life’s storms?
Make sure you have good posture: Stand firm in your faith; let nothing move you. Remember: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1).