John the Baptist didn't care AT ALL what he looked like, his main goal and focus was spreading the word about the coming Messiah, preparing the way for Jesus.
While God does not expect us to walk around looking like outcasts and scaring people away from us... there should be a distinct difference in our lives than in those who don't know Him. We must be careful not to get caught up in the things that seem so important to us or the value the things that have nothing to do with why we were put on the earth. I do feel however that we do not have to live a homely life to preach the gospel. Live a life that no matter what you are doing, what you are wearing or where you are... screams of His goodness and the change that He has made in your life!!
Matthew 3:4-6 John dressed in a camel-hair habit tied at the waist by a leather strap. He lived on a diet of locusts and wild field honey. People poured out of Jerusalem, Judea, and the Jordanian countryside to hear and see him in action. There at the Jordan River those who came to confess their sins were baptized into a changed life. (Msg)
This is GREAT!!!!
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