But the Lord said to
Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him.
The Lord doesn’t see things the way
you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” – 1
Samuel 16:7 New Living
Translation
So many people
spend gobs of time and money to enhance their outward appearance. This reveals
the insecure carnal nature of man. They develop muscles and admirable physical
traits that catch the eye and become the envy of many. But what good is a stunning
physical appearance if you only end up in hell? It’s the same when praying for
healing of a non-believer. Their salvation is far more important than their
physical well being. In heaven there will be no sickness, sorry or pain … and
no sin. No envy, no regrets, no confusion, no worry and so on. Man is enamored
with a beautiful outward appearance, but God only cares about your heart. He
judges us by our faith and character.
The shallowness of
man is truly an embarrassment of grand proportions. Anything is acceptable as
long as its fun and no one else gets hurt. The participants never take the time
to think about the big picture; times awastin’, let’s party. The benefits of
living a careless, egocentric life are scant at best. Going hand in hand with
egocentric behavior is the supposed need to rub elbows with those who are
considered by society to be people you absolutely must know. Not understanding
the true nature of God, they say they believe and even wear crosses; however,
it is nothing more than a fashion statement and has no deep seated faith inspired
conviction tied to it.
The unsaved don’t
know any better, so we mustn’t fall into the trap of judging them by their
outward appearance. Each person we see or meet was once someone’s innocent baby.
Their path in life has taken them many places they probably now wish they had
never gone. God loves them just as much as he loves you. Seek to see them thru
the eyes of God. Show them mercy as God has shown you mercy. Show they
compassion and understanding as God has shown it to you. And be God’s hand
extended as you administer his grace to those you may least wish to offer it
to, but who may need it the most. Be Jesus to those you meet for God glory and
not your own. Until next time, walk with
the King and be a blessing!
Resource: The Life
Application Study Bible.
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