People spend time and effort caring for their skin; cleansing, moisturizing, and protecting it, because they know how much appearance matters to others, yet God’s Word reminds us that while man looks at the skin, God looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7). Outward beauty may gain attention like Esther’s (Esther 2:7) or fade like the beauty of Zion (Isaiah 3:16-24), but the beauty God desires is inward and lasting a clean, pure, and guarded heart (Psalm 51:10; Proverbs 4:23; Matthew 5:8). Just as skincare keeps the face radiant, heart care keeps the soul alive before God.
Heart Care, God’s Kind of Skin Care: When man looks at the skin, God looks at the heart.