Thursday, November 20, 2008

Life's Surprises

The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. —1 Samuel 16:7

In the Old Testament, the rescuer of Israel arrived at the battlefield in a most unlikely form—a young shepherd boy (1 Sam. 17). King Saul and his entire army were surprised when David defeated Goliath and won the day. Because the young shepherd boy size was small and dun hav any battle experience and the Goliath with a giant size, full of experience in battle but why lost to the boy? So they needed to learn the way that God looks at people. He said to the prophet Samuel, “The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart”

If we judge others only by their outer appearance, we might miss the wonderful surprise of what's in their heart.

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