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Whose Feet is Beautiful?

Romans 10:14-17
14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?" 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
One time, I was cutting my toenails and notice how my feet’s sole and skins are cracked and ugly. I was thinking of how can I make my feet smooth. Or maybe just to make it look good at the very least.
I wonder what were these feet have done in my life?
These feet have been my travelling companion from the time I start to learn walking to now. It already brought me in many destinations, from several parts of the Philippines to the other parts of this world. It helped me to stand still in the most difficult and stressful situations I stepped in. It carried great and unimaginable weights but remains plausible to do more to support me in my next journeys.
With all of these exhausting activities, I realised that it does not meant to be beautiful when being used extensively. But this is not an excuse to make it beautiful, for sure, there many ways to give my feet a treat.
I thank God that in this encounter, He speaks to me that your feet is beautiful than what you ever think of. He brought me in this passage in Romans 10:15 - “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”, which is quoted by Apostle Paul from the scroll of Prophet Isaiah 52:7.
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns." -Isaiah 52:7
Many of us are afraid of preaching the Word? We thought simply that this requires the Highest Form of Wisdom to tell the Good News about God. Preaching is not merely a task of pastors in the church, but a responsibility of every believer.
We are mostly associating preaching to the Office of the Preacher only, when it comes to its activity. Indeed, we think more of an expository preachings than the basic form of preaching required from us. The basic definition for preaching is proclaiming or announcing, which simply mean is for us to tell the Word of God to people in our most convenient ways, approaches, and joys to deliver and share the Good News to everyone.
Returning to the Romans 10:14-17, who will have a belief to the God of the Bible if it is not being heard. If no ear has received these greatest news a person could ever heard that there is Jesus who saved the whole world from all inequities. As it reiterates, Faith comes from hearing and hearing the Word of God.
As what the very first message for everyone from the first Sunday Service for this year loudly says, HEED THE VOICE OF GOD! But we have to get these word be delivered to every soul who never heard of it and/or never understood it.
PREACH! Then look at your feet once again how beautiful it is.
God bless us all with courage and boldness that we may stand in our beautiful feet as we PREACH to all!
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