But the Lord said
to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected
him. The Lord does
not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward
appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7
God was speaking about one of David’s older
brothers in this verse. Samuel thought
that this fine young man must be the one God has selected to be the new king
after Saul. Samuel made that assumption
based on his person thoughts. I can only
imagine that he was thinking our new king needs to be Strong, Courageous,
Brave, Handsome, Tall, Muscular, and Smart (In no particular order). What Samuel didn’t realize was that David was
all of those things he just wasn’t developed yet.
How often do you feel like you don’t have
the skills necessary to do something, or for that matter anything? Personally, I feel that way a lot. When I was younger I remember being afraid to
do something because I might mess it up.
If I tear it apart, I might not be able to put it back together then
what? As I got older, I realized that as
long as I paid attention to the little details there wasn’t anything that I
couldn’t do, simply because I knew that God was there. I knew that God would give the necessary
skills and knowledge to complete the project.
Much like he did with David.
David had the courage to go up against a
man who was close to 9’9” tall with no armor truly no weapons just some small
stones and a sling. David also knew that
God was with him, he could feel it. He
knew that he was standing up for what was right, he was defending God. David’s oldest brother the one mentioned in
the scripture didn’t have the same courage. To be honest I don’t think I would
have had the courage either. The point
is that God new what David would develop into.
He knows everything about everybody; he doesn’t judge us by our
cover. He looks closely at us to
discover our true potential.
God, today we come to with open hearts and
open minds. We ask so much yet we give
you so little, still you continually bless us.
Lord, we ask that you would help us to see not only our true potential, but
also the potential in others. Help us to
look past their outward appearance and look deep into their hearts and our hearts. Do not allow our eyes to be the hindrance
that causes us to stumble. We pray that
you help us to believe in yourselves.
Even your son had troubles moments before being takin into custody. He asked that if it be your will to remove
the trouble before him. God he trusted
you, and so do we. We know that you know
what is best for us. We ask that you
give us the faith of Daniel in the lion’s den, hope of Moses in wilderness, and
the heart of David always putting you first.
Lord thank you for your insight and wisdom, than you for your help in
our everyday situations. Thank you
Amen
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