I subscribe online to a weekly Sabbath Day Devotion by a man named, Kit Pharo.   I have used his material before.  He is in the midst of a series he did several years ago, “What the Church is NOT.”   Below is his devotion from November 26, 2011, and is the 13^th part in the series.  I am enjoying it and think his words need to be heard & heeded.   

What the Church is NOT (part 13)

by Kit Pharo

    Most of us have been taught from youth that we should “dress up” to GO to Church out of respect for God and/or whatever.    

    However, when you are able to acknowledge the fact that you ARE the church and that you are ALWAYS in the presence of the Lord our God, then you will begin to understand what I have been trying to say in these devotions.   Believe it or not, God sees us when we are walking around the house in our underwear – and he is not one bit offended.   If you think God only sees you when you GO to church, you are only deceiving yourself – and you do not yet understand what the church is and is NOT. 

Let’s Talk About the Ladies –

   I don’t think God has much problem with the way most Christian men dress.   However, I wonder what God thinks about the way many Christian girls and women dress.   Most of you know what I am talking about.

   Most men (young and old) have a problem with lust.   Some women know that men have this problem – and a few take advantage of it.   However, there are many girls and women who have no idea of the magnitude of this problem in the lives of their Christian brothers.    In Matthew 5:28, Jesus said, “Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”  Folks, this can be a serious problem.

   Women and girls seem to be wearing clothes that are much more provocative and sexually arousing than ever before.  What is considered normal today would never have been considered normal or acceptable in our parent’s and/or grandparent’s day.   I think it is time for Christian ladies to review what the Bible has to say about this.

I want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

1 Timothy 2: 9-10 

   It is time for mothers to teach their daughters the importance of modesty.   Unless they are taught, most girls will never understand what goes on in a boy’s mind when he sees an attractive girl.   It is time for preachers and church leaders to address this issue.   Women and girls need to recognize the price their Christian brothers often pay for their insistence on being “fashionable” – and alter their dress accordingly.

   Since Christian girls and women ARE the church, they need to dress modestly any time they are out in public – NOT just when they are in a church building or at a church meeting.   Dressing modestly does NOT mean they have to wear clothes that make them look unattractive.   It simply means they should wear clothes that do not tempt men and boys to sin.

Kit Pharo

Email: Kit@PharoCattle.com

Website: www.PharoCattle.com

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1 Cor. 8:9    But you must be careful with this freedom of yours. Do not cause a brother or sister with a weaker conscience to stumble.  

1 John 2:10     Anyone who loves other Christians is living in the light and does not cause anyone to stumble.   

Brothers and sisters, let everything you do, say, and think reflect the One who paid it all for you.  He is your Lord!  Pray about it.