He will beautify the meek with salvation

“For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.” - Psalms 149v4

Without Christ we are not a pretty site. In fact, the things the word of God uses to describe us are downright ugly. The Bible says that our righteousness was no better than vile, filthy rags. Our works were but dung. We lived on the ash heap. We were counted as enemies of God, without hope in this world. Our sin was so offensive that God could not even look at it. In the eyes of a holy God we were miserable, ugly, vile, filthy wretches.

Yet, there is a solution. Even the ugliest ducking can be made beautiful by the grace of God. What does it take to turn an ugly, miserable, filthy, wretched sinner into a thing of great beauty? Psalm 149v4 has the answer – “God will beautify the meek with salvation.” When a person realises the depth of their need without God, comprehending just how vile his own righteousness and good works are, and in meekness turns to God he can be made beautiful in God’s salvation. We are made His beautiful workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works.
God is beautiful in His holiness. Through salvation provided by Jesus Christ every person alive can be made beautiful when they turn to Him in meekness.