No matter where a person comes from, the Lord is poised to richly bless all who call on his name! Romans 10:13-15 clarifies the steps between one calling on his name and beautiful feet:
“For, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ How, 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? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’”
Pedicures, anyone? Just kidding.
But why are the feet beautiful in this verse? It is because of the hope that is carried within the message of the one who is attached to those feet. This passage is calling back to Isaiah 52:7, which celebrates the messenger who ran to tell the good news of the people’s return from exile. Here it refers to the good news being proclaimed that people can be released from the captivity of sin.
Whether our feet have been freshly pedicured or are in need of some thorough attention, what really matters is that we use them to carry out eternally significant things. 2 Corinthians 4:18 explains why we ought to fix our eyes on an eternal glory that far outweighs all our current, momentary troubles. It says, “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what I sunseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
As a church, we aim to focus on what is eternal. On May 1st we are launching a 6-month-long outreach called “Hosting New Day Nature Trails”. We look forward to all God will do in each of us and through all of us as we extend a warm welcome to our New Day neighbors. We will offer the gift of our land as a representation of God’s generosity in his gift of salvation. Our beautiful feet will be bringing good news as we continue to LEAN IN to where GOD IS MOVING!
*Access a thorough description of Hosting New Day Nature Trails on our website (click here)