April 14 - 1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel,

"Do not look on his appearance

or on the height of his stature,

because I have rejected him;

for the Lord does not see as mortals see;

they look on the outward appearance,

but the Lord looks on the heart."

1 Samuel 16:7

 

It was time for a new king.

 

If you remember, Saul was chosen because he was the tallest, handsomest man in all the land (1 Samuel 9:2). He would look good at all the photo ops and in all press clippings.

 

That sounds so superficial, but we do it still today. Image is everything. That's the oh-too-frequent motto of our culture.

 

God has a different measure. "The Lord looks on the heart."

 

Who do you know that's beautiful from inside out?

 

And how would people describe you if they could only see your interior instead of your exterior?

 

In Christ's Love,

a guy who'd rather show you his kidney

than some corners of his heart

(God, continue to heal me!)