Thursday, February 26, 2009
High Fashion
(Proverbs 31:19-23)
Ladies love fashion! New clothes, new shoes, new pocket books—new anything can bring a smile to the face and a lilt to the step (not to mention a “hit” to the wallet). Ladies enjoy sprucing themselves up—God made it that way, and men like it that way! Ladies, it’s OK, while emphasizing the “hidden man of the heart,” to catch your husband’s eye!
In fact, the virtuous woman did just that. Her clothing was sumptuous—“silk and purple” (22). She wore the finest she could afford, augmenting her natural attractiveness with modest, albeit trendy, clothing and accessories. In short, the virtuous woman was not dowdy.
In some Christian circles, dowdiness is the order of the day—often being confused with “modesty.” Simply put, the biblical virtue of modesty may be defined as “clothes that cover but do not cling.” There is plenty of room for fashion in that definition! Therefore, it is not necessary for virtuous women to dress as if they just stepped off the set of “Little House on the Prairie.”
Quite to the contrary, the virtuous woman’s husband is “known in the gates” as a man who married a “trophy” wife, one who keeps herself neat, sweet, and petite! Can fashion reflect virtue? Proverbs says it can and does! What should you do now, ladies? Preacher’s advice: Shop till you drop!
