The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Samuel 16:7,
"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."
This is the Lord's statement to Samuel when he was reviewing Jesse's sons to see who the Lord would pick to replace King Saul. The Lord's choice was David, the son no one considered.
We all tend to look at things in others the Lord does not. God does not choose what mankind tends to look at. I am reminded of 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, "Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him."
It is not our beauty, our intelligence, our spiritual aptitude, our wealth, our standing in the community, our power, our ability to persuade, who we know or what we have that God seeks in us. The wonderful things that God the Father looks for in us are the things that his Son imbues us with when we embrace him in faith. Note the next verse, "It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption."
"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."
This is the Lord's statement to Samuel when he was reviewing Jesse's sons to see who the Lord would pick to replace King Saul. The Lord's choice was David, the son no one considered.
We all tend to look at things in others the Lord does not. God does not choose what mankind tends to look at. I am reminded of 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, "Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him."
It is not our beauty, our intelligence, our spiritual aptitude, our wealth, our standing in the community, our power, our ability to persuade, who we know or what we have that God seeks in us. The wonderful things that God the Father looks for in us are the things that his Son imbues us with when we embrace him in faith. Note the next verse, "It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption."
How thankful I am that God has made it so... else, where would I be?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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