I’m nowhere close to a “fashionista”, and never
have claimed to be, but I like clothes.
I like getting dressed and wearing makeup and fixing my hair. I like to feel presentable when I go places. I’ve never been more aware of my appearance
though, than for my wedding.
Months have gone into picking just the right
dress. Finding the perfect shoes and
jewelry to compliment it. Choosing a
veil that looks good with the dress.
Going for trial runs for my hair.
Choosing the perfect shade of lipstick.
And the list goes on. This was
the most important day: the day I would
present myself, not only to 200 friends and family members, but to my husband,
and God. I thought about how anxious I
was and how my eye focused on every tiny detail, because I was on show…I was
scheduled to be center of attention(which I’m not always too fond of,
lol).
My mind wandered to Queen Esther. How she must have felt when she prepared herself to go before, not before a crowd of
people, but simply one man…the King. How
she must have spent time carefully choosing the right outfit and making sure
that not one tiny detail of her appearance was left undone. She was presenting herself to the King.
Every day, we present ourselves to the King. He’s not just any old King, but He’s the King
of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Our
Savior and Redeemer. It does us no good
to only care about our outward appearance when we go before Him. He cares about what’s in our hearts. Just as we put time and effort into our
appearance for big events, we should use the same energy on our hearts when we
present ourselves to Him. Hopefully,
we’ve spent enough time working our hearts that when the King sees us standing
before Him, He is pleased.
“On the third day Esther put on
her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the
king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the
entrance.
2 When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court,
he was pleased with her…”
Ester 5:1-2 NIV
