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The Beauty of The LORD
By: Mae Archila
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. Psalm 27:4
After teaching a class of younger kids about the beautiful things God created and how God sees beauty, I asked them to bring in something to share with the class about God’s beauty. I'm always amazed at a child’s perspective towards the things of God.
One brought a photograph of a smiling child, and when we commented on how God created her so beautiful, she corrected me by saying, “No, it’s my smile that's so beautiful. My mom always says I have a heavenly smile.”
The next child showed us a paper with a giant heart on it, and it covered his paper from top to bottom. Then he said, “My dad always says I have a beautiful heart.”
"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
1 Peter 3:3-4 reminds us that our beauty doesn't come from external sources or adornment, it's an inner beauty that comes from a quiet and gentle spirit. God sees what's on the inside, not the outside. God created us in His image, but our beauty was corrupted by sin in the garden. Sin blinds us to the pure beauty of God, so we often fall into the trap of overvaluing physical beauty.
But then God displayed His eternal love by sending His Son to bear our sin. Thanks to Jesus, every Christ follower can experience the God's beauty through the power of the Holy Spirit. He works inside us, awakening and reshaping our perspective, which includes our appreciation for God’s beauty. He also helps us refocus our priorities and desires, which helps us realize that true beauty is the inner beauty God gives us.
So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NLT)
God’s standard of beauty is based on the internal and eternal, and it exceeds what we can describe or define. God's beauty transcends time, location, and culture. Every blessing flows from the beautiful goodness of our God, and anything beautiful in our present existence is intended to point us toward an eternal existence with God.
If you're following Jesus, no matter how you view yourself, God says you are beautiful!