God Looks at Your Heart
I can pinpoint several times in my life when I thought I was looking cute only to get to the bathroom and discover otherwise. Whether it was several out of place hairs, some unidentified fluid from my children, or an unnoticed rip in my clothing I soon realized I wasn’t as magazine ready as I thought. Sometimes this is the case inwardly as well.
We may take great pains to work on our outward appearance while ignoring the condition of our hearts. Here in this passage, we see, God, sending the prophet Samuel to Bethlehem in search of the next King of Israel. Initially, Samuel saw Eliab’s appearance and thought he was the next King. This was when God reminded him that He is not like man and considers the heart rather than the outward appearance.
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