Day Twenty-two: THE PROMISE OF SECURITY
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,
nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our LORD.
—ROMANS 8:38–39
The thief whispers to us that physical beauty will give us security. He tells us that beautiful women are loved, wealthy, and immune from life’s plagues. Advertisers prey on our craving for security, too, promising we’ll be secure if we buy their product and experience, at last, perfect beauty. When we listen to these voices and decide that internal security is based on external appearance, we begin a lifelong dance of frustration and desire.
Just as there is nothing spiritually corrupt in our desire to be called beautiful, there is nothing wrong with our desire for security. We are designed in the core of our being to want, and even crave, security. But what if security comes from within? How would that change us?
Can you envision a bride on her wedding night, that last look in the mirror before walking out of the bathroom and into the bedroom? She makes herself beautiful for the one who had just pledged his life to her. Caring for herself is an expression of love for him. Beauty is rooted in the security of being loved. Beauty doesn’t make her feel secure: security makes her feel beautiful.
We are secure. Nothing can separate us from unconditional love.We’ve been embraced and we are indeed beautiful.
Ask: Let me find security and my soul’s peace in You.
Believe: God overturned eternity to prove His love for me.
I am secure in Him.