The Lord reminded Samuel of something here. They were looking for a king. The tendency was to find someone that had that "King" kind of look. I don't know. Tall, broad shoulders, lots of hair, deep pensive voice? Do we do the same today? When's the last time we elected a guy who is bald???? :)
The Lord sees differently. He looks on the heart. While we connect our own shallow ideas of "coolness" to whatever it is we are willing to follow the Lord doesn't. He's never fooled, flattered, or conned. Nothing catches his eye because of its empty sparkle. He looks for truth. He "delights in truth in the inward being." (Psalm 51:6)
Jesus was rejected as the anointed King of Kings because the people were looking for something else. They were looking for something much less. Each time we fail to completely trust and love the Lord we do the same. It's called sin. It shows up in a variety of ways from worry to lust, from bitterness to slander.
I'm not done here. There's so much to think about and write about. But the main thing is this. If the Lord looks on the heart, and He does, then we are all in deep, deep trouble. Unless!
"I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." (Ezeziel 36:26)
And with the new heart comes new eyes so we can begin to see. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see ----- God." (Matthew 5:8)
And with the new heart comes new eyes so we can begin to see. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see ----- God." (Matthew 5:8)
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