What do you see when you look in the mirror? How you see yourself will determine the way you see others, the world, and God. How you see yourself will also determine how you live. In I Samuel 16, God told Samuel that He had chosen the next king for Israel. He sent the prophet to the house of Jesse to anoint one of his sons. The only problem was that Samuel did not know which son to anoint and there were eight from which to choose! So Samuel did what came naturally; he started to choose one that “looked” like a king. Don’t we all do this? We determine the worth or significance of someone, even ourselves, based on appearance or behavior…you know the externals. But God does not do that! He told Samuel that the outward was not the issue but that He was looking at the heart. So finally, the youngest son David, left with the menial task of tending sheep, was brought in and God told Samuel that he was the one. While others saw a pesky little brother or a simple shepherd boy, God saw a king! How do you see yourself? Do you see what you do, how you look, or how you feel and let that define your worth? God does not! God sees royalty because you are a child of the King. Will you dare to see yourself as God does? After all, He sees the truth and the truth will set you free!
“…God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
I Samuel 16:7
