Beautiful Feet

Do you have beautiful feet? I am not talking about a nice shaped foot that has been gently cared for and nurtured by all the correct massages and lotions, pedicures and polish. No, I am speaking of the beautiful feet of those who preach the good news of Jesus Christ.

The apostle Paul says, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" (Rom.10:15). Here he is quoting from Isaiah 52:7 which reads,
How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."

Those with beautiful feet are those who bring the glorious riches of God in the person, works and words of Jesus Christ. Their feet may be blistered and worn, but their news is beautiful and a precious ointment to the souls of those who hear by faith. For there are those who sit in the news of their misery and death, those who know only strife, discord, guilt and condemnation, those who know only tears, sorrow and darkness, and those whose god is the creature or the creation. But the one who comes by their feet to proclaim the sovereign reign and grace of God seen in Jesus Christ is an ambassador of joy and a steward of riches to those who sit in misplaced joy and sorrow.

How beautiful are your feet to those in your family, your neighborhood and your workplaces? How beautiful are your feet to those in your church? Those in the church are the stewards of the good news, the words of peace, the words of joy and happiness and the words of the salvation of her God who reigns.

There are many ways the church can publish the words of Christ to those around her. You can write a letter of this good news to one of your renewed friendships on facebook. You can give a good Christian book to someone in your family who may not know the way of Christ truly from the Scriptures. You can invite a friend, neighbor or work associate to church to hear the good news proclaimed. You can carry the good news of peace with God to your neighbor through a conversation over tea, dessert or supper. You can be used of God to take the good news to a people who have never heard as you walk to your prayer closet or board a plane to cross a culture to publish peace in Jesus Christ. The church must remember that “these boots were made for walkin”, but not like the popular song lyrics say, “for walkin all over you”. No the feet that go in the boots are beautiful when they bring the good news of peace where there is enmity, joy where there is sorrow and good news where there is only bad. The beautiful feet are those who treasure the truth of God in the gospel of Jesus Christ and spread the riches of that treasure to all God’s broken image bearers.