Beauty?

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The story is told of Winston Churchill attending a dinner party in which he became very intoxicated. The more he drank, the louder and more boisterous he became. A lady who was offended by Churchill's behavior, approached him and said, “Mr. Churchill, you are drunk!” Churchill replied, “Yes Ma'am, I am drunk but in the morning I will be sober and YOU will still be ugly.”

There is no question that the world place much emphasis on beauty. Television bombards with commercials that their product will make you more beautiful and you can recapture your youthful appearance. Women that the world considers 'beautiful' will be hired over women who are 'not so beautiful.'

Twenty-three-year-old Lizzie Velasquez was born without any adipose tissue -- meaning she has no fat on her body. Some cyberbullies even dubbed her the "ugliest woman in the world," because of her appearance due to her medical condition, she said. Velasquez's condition is extremely rare; she is just one of three people in the entire world to have it.

But how does God see beauty? The Bible says, “...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 When speaking of Jesus' appearance Isaiah said “...There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,nothing to attract us to him." Isaiah 53:2

Let us not judge people by their outward appearance but by their inner beauty. 1 Peter 3:3-4