Chapter two
THE COVER
Every great book has a great cover. There is no book published without a cover. This cover varies in forms; hardcover and softcover, glossy or plain. The cover’s nature depends largely on the cost as well as durability; the publisher intends it to be. The essence of the cover is for protection. God has placed upon you a great cover. He is shielding you from wearing out. There is a health cover he is given you. God realizes that for you to be that success, your health has to be secured. The essence of the cover is to keep the contents of the book intact. God is assuring us of good health. His word lets us know that with good health shall he satisfy us. God is giving us a cover of protection and health. He wants us to have a clean bill of health.
The cover of every book is made in such a way as to attract the reader. Even if the book has a great content, if the cover does not look attractive, it may end up as one of those books on the shelves. For this reason, publishers take their time to design carefully the back covers of their books. You need to observe that God wants us to look attractive. He wants a shining you. He desires us to look blistering. He wants people to see, desire and emulate the good life that we represent. Without even having to come close to you, God wants the readers to wonder at what is inside you. You are an attraction for God himself says that you are made in his image and likeness and like him, you will draw all men.
The design of the cover of a book requires painstaking attention and skill. God took the time to create you. Imagine all the time it took God to create man. It took God the whole day working with the son, spirit and other heavenly bodies. God was assured that he had made man perfectly in his own image. God was proud to say that indeed he had made man, someone like them. Imagine all the expertise God had put into perfecting you. Through all the days and months in your mother’s womb; he got you through all those months. You never added anything to yourself but he kept working on you consistently. God is so proud of his work of creation and he has assured you that because he created you, you will be a great book. God has perfected his work in you. Your nose, eyes, face, body are all testimonies of this creation. Wow!!! What a beauty you are.
Every cover design projects a message about the book. The designer looks at the content and designs the cover that projects the book. That is how God has made you. Your outlook is the projection of your content. Those who work in the banking industry, law or other well-paying industries project the quality of their jobs by the nature of their dressing. These jobs normally have a dress code that ensures those that work with them look all attractive speaking volumes about their profession. God has clothed you with his love. You are an embodiment of his protective garment. If God could beautify the lilies of the field when he said no one has been as clothed as them even Solomon in his grandeur, then wonder what he will do for you. He will make you a beauty to behold. Everywhere you are seen, you will project Christ-likeness.
The cover of every book bears the title of the book. You can’t see any cover page without a title. The title is always boldly written so that any person who considers the book would see the title from afar. The cover page is meant to pass across to the reader, the summary of the book. In the same vein, the cloth of holiness and Godly perfection which you wear is showing the essence of God’s identity that you possess. By your distinct outlook, you are portraying the inevitable grace of God that God has richly blessed you with. Remember that saying? As you dress so you’d be addressed. It speaks volume of Gods clothing us with the cloth of humility and Christ-likeness. When you dress Christ, you become Christ essence and ambassador.
Remember every great book has a great cover. And what else would be that cover than God’s spiritual essence filled in the grace that abounds abundantly in us. Your book called you will be an embodiment of the glory of God. You will be called a Christian not only because of your words but by how people view you. Get the best cover, get the best protection. It pays.