
On the subject of beauty, the Bible is by no means silent.
Jesus himself came out with that great line, “See how the lilies of the field
grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all
his splendor was dressed like one of these” (Matthew
6:28, NIV). In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus makes it
clear that the highest form of beauty is the simple and the natural, the plain
and the unadorned. The belabored and the fussy and the artificial can hardly
hold a candle to the fresh and spontaneous beauty of flowers.
There are several passages of Scripture which suggest that
this might be a biblical approach to beauty. The Psalmist had made it clear centuries ago: “The heavens
declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after
day they pour fourth speech; night after night they pour forth knowledge”
(Psalm 19:1-2). Who can doubt that David witnessed the beauty of many sunrises
and stood speechless under countless starry nights? The Bible has a sense of
beauty. The Beauty of the Lord, God as the Ultimate Creative Artist by Hughes Oliphant, Worshipleader Online
Jul./Aug. 2002 Edition.