The Hidden Man-Today's Soul Moment

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But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. (1 Peter 3:4)

Who is the hidden man of the heart? Why is he important enough for God to inspire the apostle Peter to write about him?

To be able to fully understand who ‘the hidden man’ is, we must first read the verses in the chapter leading up to the mention of this guy.

1Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that if any obey not the word, they also may without the Word, they also may without the Word be won by the conversation (behaior) of the wives;

Whoa, hold up. Let’s stop here and really think about this ladies. Peter (per God’s wisdom), is telling us as women to be in subjection to our husbands. This can go for us single, unmarried women as well; until the man God created to be our head and protection comes into our lives, our fathers are our covering. He is our designated teacher, protector. He should be the model of what our future husbands should be.

The reason why Peter is instructing this is because women are a HUGE witness to their husbands through their lifestyles. So if a wife acts like a non Christian, or someone living in the world, her husband will be affected by it, and could easily be lured into temptations simply by the wife’s actions. Christian wives should carry themselves as Sarah, the wife of Abraham, did.

2While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear(spiritual reverence) 3Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting(braiding) hair, and of wearing gold, or of putting on apparel;

Here Peter is reminding us that we shouldn’t be concerned with what we look like on the outside, because:

4...Let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible(perishable), even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of GREAT PRICE.

A meek, humble, quiet spirit is priceless in God’s eyes. It is like a fine jewel, just like you are to Him. Ladies, we don’t have to wear jewelry or lots of makeup, or have the latest and most expensive clothes. It’s a vain thing, a fleshly longing that, rather than turning to material things, we should be turning to God to fulfill. So the hidden man is the ‘new man’, the person you become when you ask Christ to live in your heart and save you from your sins. He is who are souls long to be, what we want to do but don’t do.

And I’m not saying that You shouldn’t look nice: that’s not the point. The thing is, you should be focusing on God rather than how your hair looks today, or how nice your clothes are, or whether or not this necklace goes with that outfit. Rather than focus on those things, why not focus on your attitude towards your dad today? If you’re married, why not focus on the way you treat your husband? Either way, do you treat the protector and provider in your life with respect?

Sometimes the best way to achieve a meek spirit and humble attitude is to do a job or project that you really don’t like to do.

At all.

Period.

Why don’t you offer to take the trash out tonight? Or wash your dad’s car? Maybe not complain if your dad/spouse asks you something? It’s really not hard at all, if you purpose yourself to have a good attitude.

Dear Heavenly Father, I come before You today begging Your mercy and grace over the readers of this post. Father I ask that You be with every need these readers have in their lives, great or small, important or not, because in Your Eyes, every need is important. God I ask that You help us apply everything we have learned and everything You laid on our hearts as we studied this topic. Thank You for being our Provider and Comforter, and our Protection in times of need. In Your Heavenly Name, I pray, Amen.