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."This is a verse that both gives me heart and gives me fear. The encouraging part is fairly obvious. God does not care what we look like, how tall we are or how attractive we look. The Israelites already had that once, with Saul, and we know where that got them. Physical appearance, in the end, has very little to do with character.
However, that's the part that scares me. I know my character, and it's far from perfect. In fact, there are many times when I would not even call it all that good. I am deeply familiar with my flaws and the places where I fall short. And I know that as familiar with them as I am, God knows them even better. The fact that He can work through those flaws seems to seldom comfort me. I know that everyone has flaws and mistakes, but it sure seems mine are worse than others'.
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