6/4/2010
8:16:13 AM
SPIRITUAL
DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: David’s Family
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: 1Samuel 16:6-10
Message
of the verses: “6 ¶ When they entered, he looked at Eliab and
thought, "Surely the LORD’S anointed is before Him." 7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not
look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected
him; for God sees not as man sees, for
man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and made
him pass before Samuel. And he said, "The LORD has not chosen this one
either." 9 Next Jesse made Shammah
pass by. And he said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."
10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons
pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, ‘The LORD has not chosen these.’”
Now before this feast took place
Samuel began to look at Jesse’s children to see which one the Lord had chosen
for him to anoint as the next king of Israel.
Samuel was about to make the same mistake as when Saul was chosen as
king, for in verse seven he admires the appearance of Eliab but at the end of
verse seven I find one of the great verses in the OT as far as how the Lord
operates with persons. Now I would like
to take some other verses that go along with the second part of verse seven
that enhance what is said there:
1Chronicles 28:9 “"As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your
father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of
the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you
forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
Jeremiah 17:10 “I, the LORD,
search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according
to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. Romans 8:27 “and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the
Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living
and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the
division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” These are some wonderful examples of how the
Lord looks at a person and how His Spirit and His Word also work in looking at
and judging people. David, as will be
seen in the next SD, will not be a strong looking person, but David would have
a heart that loves the Lord and the things of the Lord, and the Lord had been
preparing him to lead His people Israel by doing the same thing that another
great leader had done, for Moses was also a shepherd for forty years in
preparation of leading the “sheep” of Israel.
As far as the genealogy of David
only six of his brothers are mentioned in Scripture, as some believe that one
had died early and therefore was not concluded in the genealogy of David.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: It would
be nice to be able to look at people the way that the Lord looks upon
them. However I must, with the aid of
the Holy Spirit, begin to look at people not in a prejudgment type of way, but
allow myself to get to know them in order to see their heart and the needs that
they have. The Bibles description of
David, Jesus, and Paul do not give them any compliments in their appearance,
however their hearts are in wonderful alignment with the heart of God.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
With the aid
of the Holy Spirit look begin to look at people the way that the Lord looks at
them. I have a bad record of looking at
people in the wrong way and this has gotten me into trouble in the past.
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8:53:27 AM
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