Beautiful Feet?

Are your feet beautiful?

That’s an odd question, without a doubt, but it was the question of the day in Sunday School yesterday. You see, we were completing our study of Romans 10, and our focal passage was Romans 10:14-15:

Romans 10:14-15
¹⁴How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? ¹⁵And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

As believers, we’re expected to proclaim the good news of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. It’s not just a job for evangelists, pastors, youth ministers, and missionaries… it’s everyone’s job. Each of us has someone we’re uniquely qualified to reach… people “professional” ministers can’t. We understand our friends and family members… we have a much better understanding about the things that hold them back from faith in Christ… we have their trust.

So why don’t most Christians have beautiful feet?

Quite honestly, I think it’s because we often embody another phrase from Romans 10… that we’re often a disobedient and obstinate people.

Romans 10:21
²¹But concerning Israel he says,
“All day long I have held out my hands
       to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

Yes, this portion of Romans 10 is talking about Israel… that they, although given every advantage and opportunity to know God and experience righteousness, continued in disobedience and missed out on the blessing of a right relationship with God. But is it not also applicable to us?

We’re called to preach the gospel, yet most of us continually come up with excuses not to do so. We’re “not gifted that way”… we “just don’t know what to say”… we’re worried about “what they might think”. In reality, it’s none of those things… we’re just disobedient and obstinate.

Beautiful feet? Most of us shouldn’t let ours see the light of day.

Now, I don’t mean to be so negative, but we’ve got to be real with ourselves… most of us just don’t measure up when it comes to being Christ’s messengers. Most of us need to recapture the fire and love we felt for Jesus when we first came to know Him. Most of us need to develop a deeper appreciation for the gift of salvation we’ve been given. Most of us simply need to repent of our disobedience, ask God to use us, and keep our eyes open for those God-given opportunities to make a difference.

There’s joy in having beautiful feet. Let’s look for it… and experience it.