For His sake put some clothes on!

Once we name the name of Christ, we automatically come under greater scrutiny, not only from the world, but from fellow Christians.  Like it or not,  one of the first things that is gauged about our commitment to Christ is our appearance.  Unfortunately, a lot of us let the side down badly..

How we look greatly effects our witness and confession and clothing that is skimpy or immodest cannot help but reflect badly.  It is bad enough that showing everyone great expanses of our flesh comes across as cheap, but it cheapens our witness for the LORD.  

Goodness knows, the world sees more than enough of women's busts burgeoning out of their skimpy tops. It sees plenty of navels and thighs and thongs and see-through garments.  They have come to expect that sort of cheap titillation.  But what they do expect from Christian women is modesty.  

Whereas the world won't raise an eyebrow at the immodesty of women, it certainly does do a double-take when it sees women professing faith in Christ who look like a lady of the night.  As much as a paradox as it seems, we automatically look for something different in women of faith.  That difference is modesty.

Modest dressing is the first thing the world will see of us... the evidence of the fruits of the Spirit and our gentleness that should accompany the woman of faith, is not usually apparent at first glance- but her attire is.

We are called to be separate from the world and to come away from heathen things. We are called to shine our light, not to shine a spotlight on our new body piercing in our navel.  We are to show that we follow and love a Saviour Who is coming for a pure and spotless Bride- us.  And a woman who is set apart waits in purity for her Beloved.

The world needs to see that there is a difference in a Christian woman. Our skimpy clothing conveys a message that we are cheap and possibly tarnished. We aren't cheap- we were bought with the priceless Blood of Jesus and we are set apart waiting for His return.

Going bra less, showing our underwear and our thighs and our stomachs may turn on the unsaved, but it turns off the One Who calls us unto Himself.  Don't dishonour Him by dressing immodestly and looking cheap.  For His sake, put some clothes on!

© Glenys Robyn Hicks

Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. Isaiah 3:16-17