Kosmos
June 12, 2023
“Kosmos”
Blessings folk!
1 Pe 3:3-4
Do not let your adorning be external
—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—
but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart
with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.
ESV
“Adorning”
What does the word mean?
It is from the Greek word “kosmos”.
Yep.
Kosmos means “order” or “world”.
It is translated in this passage to mean “adornment”, “constitution”, “order”.
So what is being said?
A great truth…not only to wives but to all believers.
Have yourself in order.
Be harmonious of arrangement.
Not just externally.
But also internally.
It is good to be “put together” in one’s external look.
But rest not on that.
Be “put together” within the hidden person.
Have your internal world arranged well.
As the Word says, external beauty will soon fade.
Internal beauty is imperishable.
May we all manifest such.
Gentle/quiet spirit.
Adorned by the Spirit.