And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! (Romans 10:15)
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! (Isaiah 52:7)
How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. (Song of Songs 7:1)
I did a search for beautiful and feet and these are the three references that came up. I was only expecting two. I'm not going to go into Song of Songs in depth, but I will say that it is a book of the Bible, so the sentiments expressed in it can hardly be sinful.
But back to feet. Not many people have especially beautiful feet, and feet were particularly considered… well… low, in ancient times. Shoes can do a lot to make the average feet look beautiful, and it is feet that do a great part of the work in spreading the gospel. In this case the feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15) are the beautiful feet. Not because the people wearing them are beautiful people, because not many beautiful are saved (to extend 1 Cor 1:28); but because this willingness to share the gospel makes the spiritually plain man or woman beautiful in entirety.
Those who are willing to wear their feet out sharing about Jesus become lovelier people. If you want to be lovelier, you know what to do.
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