Pretty Feet

Do you have pretty feet?

That's a strange question to be asking! I never seriously considered the beauty of anyone's feet and certainly never thought God did either, until I paid attention to Romans 10:15... "...How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news."

We've all been in situations where we were so appreciative of someone or something that we exclaimed, "That's a beautiful sight!" Perhaps it was the first glimpse of home after a long and tiring trip, or maybe it was seeing someone bringing out an iced drink when we were hot and thirsty. Perhaps it was the appearance of someone returning home when he's been late and we were worried. My grandmother would have exclaimed, "Now, there's a sight for sore eyes!" Whatever the circumstances, the beauty we saw was a direct result of the need we felt.

The verses preceding the statement about beautiful feet are these,"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet..."

Our world desperately needs to hear the good news of Jesus Christ, and each of us has been commissioned by God to go and tell others. Folks within our community are weary, thirsty, and tired, and may are anxious for the beautiful sight of someone bringing good news of God's Word. They won't know peace unless they know God; they won't know God unless they hear the Word. They won't hear the Word unless we share it with them.

Are our feet beautiful in God's eyes?