King David

The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

–  1 Samuel 16:7

Samuel was sent by God to Bethlehem to anoint a new king. Because the present king, Saul, had failed to obey and honor God, God decided to make his decision for the next monarch public.

Samuel’s attention was drawn to Jesse’s sons, a line of seven young men beginning with the oldest and tallest. As Samuel moved down the line, God warned him that the one he was looking at was not the one. Saul was chosen as king in part because he was tall and lovely, but God made it clear that height and appearance don’t matter this time. God examines what is on the inside-in the heart.

Jesse informed Samuel that his youngest son, David, was out in the fields tending sheep when Samuel reached the end of the line of Jesse’s sons. As Samuel phrased it, God chose David to be the future king because he “sought out a man after his own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14). God sensed in David a heart that would completely commit to him.

God looks for opportunities for grace in the most improbable of persons. It seemed weird to chose the youngest son to be king. It is impossible to argue that a baby born in a stable who dies on a cross under a false sentence of treason is the Savior of the world and God in the flesh. But the mystery of Advent is that God works with the least, the weakest, and the ignorant. God enjoys surprising us.

We are weak and foolish, Lord, but we believe you can use us, like David, to bring your grace to your world. Amen.

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