DRESS WELL

TREASURES OF GRACE
WRITTEN BY DR. JOEL DABBAS
TOPIC: DRESS WELL
SCRIPTURE: The King's daughter is all glorious within; Her clothing is interwoven with gold. She will be led to the King in embroidered work; The virgins, her companions who follow her, Will be brought to You |  Psalm 45:13-14

It is often said that the way you dress equals the way you will be addressed.
Nothing reflects the personality of a person like the way he is dressed. Dressing is a major part of the culture of any kingdom. As citizens of God's kingdom we also must dress to reflect the culture of our King.

The text Scripture makes us understand that:

a. Our dressing has a correlation with the glory we have inside: "The King's daughter is all glorious within; Her clothing is interwoven with gold..." There is a glory upon your life and so the way we dress reflects how much we value that glory. Have you ever wondered that after you wore a cloth you have had for a long time, people will be saying this dress is so fine! It is a function of the inner glory. This glory within you is what gives you a unique presentation.

b. Our dressing should have good finishing: "She will be led to the King in embroidered work..." Embroided work talks of good finishing and this entails good design, it entails good colour combination and it means it must fit your body.

c. The way you dress determines what you attract: "The virgins, her companions who follow her, Will be brought to You." Your dressing determines what and who follows you. Virgins speaks of holiness. There are ways a person will dress and it will only attract the spirit of lust and make slots to go after such a person. The way you dress will attract your kind and repel those that are not your type.
Dressing can expose you to the right or wrong people.

IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE ABOUT DRESSING

1. Either stimulates respect or disrespect

2. It confirms our growth and maturity: The way we dress is a major reflection of how we think. Shabby thinking produces shabby dressing and good thinking produces good dressing. That is why it is called dress sense.

3. Dressing communicates your intention: Dressing is the easiest way to make your statenent wordless. For example a wife who wants to have a romantic moment with her husband could choose some kind of seductive dress plus appealing colours as soon as her husband walks into the room, he needs no further communication, he already knows. This is because dressing is a wordless expression of our hearts.
As a believer dont communicate lust, dont become the avenue through which the devil will communicate his language to others.

3 things dressing should do for us:

1. It should cover our nakedness: Even mad people seek to cover their nakedness.

2. It gives us colour: choose great colours. If you must block the colours do it well. Dont appear rainbow-like.

3. It should show what brand you stand for: It must reveal whether you are for God or the devil. For light or darkness. For sin or righteousness.

4. It must give you confidence: If you are not confident in your dress it kills self esteem too.

Finally, not that a dress is more than a piece of fabric having a fashion style. It communicates who you are consciously or subconsciously.
So beloved dress well...dress to represent the Kingdom of God.

With love,
Joel Dabbas
August 2018

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