To Please God Wear This Dress Daily

1 Peter 5:5
In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
“God opposes the proud
but shows favor to the humble.”

The mantra of “my dress my choice” ends here. Not all clothes we wear please God. There are clothes that offend God outright and to please Him we should avoid them. The message today is on clothing that pleases God. To please God wear this daily!

The Bible tells us today that the younger should submit to the older or elders. That younger by age, by faith and by authority in the church, should submit to the older by age, by faith, and by authority. To submit is to cooperate with. To support. To let them lead and advise. Then the Bible tells us that everyone else in the church should clothe themselves in humility toward one another.

To clothe yourself means you choose what to wear. Just the way we decide how to dress in the morning, the Bible says we should choose this dress. The preferred dress is humility. The dress covers our nakedness so that people’s attention is not distracted when they meet us. Any Christian dressing must be keen on covering nakedness properly. God covered the nakedness of Adam and Eve, yet they were husband and wife, see Genesis 3:21. Just because two people are married and God who cannot be distracted by nakedness is present, does not mean we go around naked. If God did not allow flimsy dressing of leaves (Genesis 3:7) when only husband and wife were on the entire earth, would He allow flimsy dressing with all of us present, in streets, in school, in the church at home? We dress first and foremost to cover nakedness!

Nakedness is not a reference to the entire body, but parts of the body that emphasize sexuality or trigger thoughts of sexual issues. Men’s masculine upper arms, chest, and groin area should not be exposed by tight clothing or nakedness. Women’s breasts, thighs, and the sitting areas should not be exposed by tight clothing or revealing clothes or nakedness. If God covered them when only the husband and wife were on earth, any exposure is contrary to God’s will.

Clothing covers nakedness and gives the first impression. That is why we have a dress for formal occasions and a dress that is casual wear. We dress to give a certain impression. We dress in black during funerals to let people know that we are sad. We dress in formal clothes at weddings to show respect. We dress in formal clothes during job interviews to impress the recruiting panel. Our dress gives the first impression. When you dress, what impression do you want to make? The Bible tells us today, that we should dress to give the impression that we are humble towards each other.

The first thing everyone should notice about us is our humility. Dress in humility. Clothe yourself in humility. Create the continuous impression that you are humble towards everyone else. This is what we should wear over and above the clothes we choose. To please God wear this dress of humility daily!

The first impression people should have is not our wealth, our sexiness, or our gorgeous bodies or masculinity. The first impression when we interact with each other should not be our positions in church and society. The first impression should not be that we are older or more educated or more experienced. The first impression we should always communicate to all and sundry is that we are humble. The dress of humility is the dress that pleases God. To please God wear this dress daily!

When you are happy dress in humility. When having disputes, dress in humility. When meeting in situations that are formal, dress in humility. When serving others, dress in humility, When being served dress in humility. When teaching and being taught, dress in humility. Ensure that what is visible first and above all else is your humility. The dress of humility is the dress that pleases God. To please God wear this dress daily!

As the dress covers nakedness, humility should cover us. Humility should cover our position. Humility should cover our rank and position. Humility should cover our education. Humility should cover our tribes and races. Humility should cover our wealth and poverty. The Bible says, when dealing with each other daily, we must clothe ourselves in humility. Humility should cover our differences. Humility should make everyone else comfortable around us. The dress of humility is the dress that pleases God. To please God wear this dress daily!

Finally, our text tells us that God loves the dress of humility. We dress to impress those we love and are in love with us. Our first and foremost love is and should be God. Dress to impress God. When God is impressed He will bless you with favors. God hates the dress of pride and will oppose all those who dress in pride. To please God, always dress in humility. If you expect blessings and favors from God, dress in humility daily. The dress of humility is the dress that pleases God. To please God wear this dress daily!

You can pretend before human beings that you are humble but this dress is not about human beings but about God. You can’t fool God, you need real and true humility. Pray for true humility. If you are humble, God promises to lift you up, higher than where you are today, 1 Peter 5:6. If you are humble you will get better financially, socially, academically, spiritually, etc. The dress of humility is the dress that pleases God. To please God wear this dress daily!

If we are not humble, God will humble us by letting us go on in life without Him. Without God, failure will abound, shame and embarrassment will crowd our life. We will painfully discover we are nothing without God even with all achievements we have. Therefore it is critical to desire and seek humility. Be humble or perish!

Dear God, teach me humility. Forgive my pride, open, and subtle pride. May my dress be proper and for the glory of Your name. Above all else, may I always dress in humility, in Jesus’ name, Amen!