An important message to help you in your walk with Jesus.
This is written for Seventh-day Adventist Christians who love the Lord Jesus Christ, and have made a
covenant with Him through baptism to follow Him wherever He may lead.
We invite you to prayerfully consider if you hear the voice of God speaking to your heart through these
messages. If you are weak in your faith, or hesitant in your commitment to God, it is an urgent matter
that you seek the inward adorning before considering your outward attire.
“There is a remedy for the sin-sick soul. That remedy is in Jesus. Precious Saviour! His grace is
sufficient for the weakest; and the strongest must also have His grace or perish. I saw how this
grace could be obtained. Go to your closet and there alone plead with God. "Create in me a clean
heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me" (Psalm 51:10). Be in earnest, be sincere. Fervent
prayer availeth much. Jacob-like, wrestle in prayer. Agonize. Jesus in the garden sweat great drops
of blood; you must make an effort. Do not leave your closet until you feel strong in God; then
watch, and just as long as you watch and pray, you can keep these evil besetments under, and the
grace of God can, and will, appear in you.” {AG 87.6}
We also need to understand that what we wear affects our relationship with God. If we ignore God’s
principles of dress, we neglect the inward adorning as well.
“As we see our sisters departing from simplicity in dress and cultivating a love for the fashions of
the world, we feel troubled. By taking steps in this direction they are separating themselves from
God and neglecting the inward adorning.” {CH 596.1}
Although this is specifically addressed to women, it would be very appropriate for husbands, future
husbands, fathers, and especially church leaders to read this document as well.
"Christians should not neglect to search the Scriptures on these points. They need to understand
that which the Lord of heaven appreciates in even the dressing of the body. Those who are earnest
in seeking for the grace of Christ will heed the precious words of instruction inspired of God. Even
the style of the apparel will express the truth of the gospel. Their dress bears its testimony to their
own family, to the church and the world, that they are being purified from vanity and selfishness.
They demonstrate that they are not idolaters." {6MR 161.1}
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