Re: Verse reading–1 Samuel 16:1-7; Psalm 139 (day seven)
“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”–1 Samuel 16:7.
News flash! Man looks at the outward appearance. If you are tall, thin, strong, good teeth, good hair you have an immediate advantage. Spirit gram! God does not do it that way. “Heart” in the Scripture refers to the inner man. The center of the soul. Mind, will and emotions. What God looks for in a person is not how she looks, but rather what he thinks and desires and feels. Sometimes even believers forget this truth. We covet beautiful and talented people only to miss the powerful friendship of the Eternal One as He touches/teaches/chooses/uses people who are beautiful on the inside. Remember the Hans Christian Andersen story? One duckling is considered “ugly” because He was actually a swan. Misjudged at first, admired eventually, what we are (and are becoming) in Christ is all that matters.
