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God’s Word exhorts us to not be full of pride, but rather to be humble.
Proverbs 16:18-19 says, “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty
spirit before a fall. Better is it to be of an humble spirit with
lowly, than to divide spoil with the proud.”
In Matthew 5:16 God’s Word also says that we should “Let our
lights so shine before men, that they many see our good works, and
glorify our Father which is in heaven.”
We don’t want to sound prideful or vain, but BCEI has three
graduates who have let their lights shine, and because of the love of
the Lord which radiates from their inner lives, the world sees an
outward beauty as well.
Last year, from the graduating class of 2004 Miss Ariel Struhar
was selected as Miss PA in the Miss American Teen Pageant. This year
Ariel handed the honor down to another BCEI graduate, Miss Erin Good.
In yet another competition, American Coed Pageant, Miss Stephanie Wong,
a 2005 graduate of BCEI, won the title of Miss Pennsylvania Junior Teen
in 2001.
All of these young ladies have been excellent students; diligent
in their studies, but most importantly they all possess a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ which radiates from their inner lives.
Yes, they possess an outward beauty, but even more luminous than the
outward is what is radiated from the inward.
In the world today, so much emphasis is placed upon outward
beauty. Billions of dollars are spent each year on make-up, face lifts,
clothing, jewelry, and other avenues to show an outward appearance of
beauty. Our world is obsessed with looking beautiful, but we are here
to tell you it is not the outward appearance that matters but the
inward. The scripture says, “Man looketh on the outward appearance, but
God looketh on the heart.”
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