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Read: Colossians 3:12-17

 ¹² Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³ Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴ And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Fashion and beauty is a multi-billion-dollar industry.  Helping people look nice has created a lucrative business for the likes of YouTube celeb Michelle Phan (whom my daughter Kristina frequently watches). Out of curiosity I went to Miss Phan’s YouTube channel to find out what she’s up to today. Well, it’s something I’m not into (honest!) but my I’m sure my daughter and Ruth, my wife, would be very much interested in: “Fun Holiday Lip Looks with One Lipstick.”

It’s nice to always look great. But there is a kind of “fashion” that never goes out of style! The Scripture text above is great advice about “what to wear”: “clothe yourselves with….” If we fail not to clothe ourselves with these virtues, then we’ll look really good, we’ll be happy about ourselves, and the world will see the Lord’s beauty through us!

Christian virtues never go out of style. Wear them…always.