God's Inner Beauty

God's Inner Beauty

"Just as there were many who were appalled at him--his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man and his form marred beyond human likeness."
Isaiah 52:14

In the previous devotional I discussed King Saul who was a man of great outward beauty, but his inner beauty was greatly lacking. In the scripture above this is the description of Jesus after being beaten and humiliated and then hung on the cross to die for our sins. This scripture tells us that Jesus had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him. There was nothing in His appearance that would want us to desire Him. Although Jesus was the Son of God, He was sent as a humble servant, to be despised and rejected by men. He would be arrested, tried, convicted and nailed to a cross. From a human standpoint His birth, life, suffering, and death was not what we would expect as the Son of God. However, even though we don't see the beauty of His birth, and His death, we all can see the inner beauty of what He means to us. "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 I believe these are some of the most powerful scriptures found in our Bibles, and all Christians should be able to see behind the ugly outward appearance, and see the beauty of what God's love is like for each of us. We should see the beautiful face of God, and should bow in humble adoration to His nail pierced hands, and the crown of thorns on His head. We should all rejoice as we view the beauty of our Lord and Savior and His love for us.