Word Keeper

The other day, my friend sang at a small café. She invited me to attend, and I jumped at the opportunity to take a break and watch her sing. The café was a cozy little place, very welcoming. My friend and I went up stairs while the equipment was set up. We saw two chess boards and she asked me if I wanted to play. I told her I was not very good, and we decided to play checkers instead. Yesterday, while I was driving, I was thinking about chess. I enjoy the game but I have a hard time with anticipating my opponent’s next move, and I have a hard time building a strategy as I go. Then I thought to myself with a giggle, God must be a really good chess player. He can anticipate everything we do because His relationship with us is so profound; He knows what we are going to do before we do it. To some people that may sound crazy, but it’s true. God knows every detail of every day of our lives. He is our Father. He created us in His image. He knows everything about us. He knows when we hurt and when we are happy. He knows when we need help and when we succeed. He is there for us to lean on. No one knows you better than the Lord, and I take great comfort in knowing that God knows where I’m going even if I don’t always. He has a plan for every one of us. We just have to yield to His will. That may not be an easy task, but it is diffidently one of the things I want to accomplish in life. Brandon Heath has a wonderful song called “Wait and See”. It talks about how God has a plan for all of us. So as we move across this chess board that is life, remember the pawns are critical, move one to the other side of the board and the pawn is now a queen.

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Bless That Wonderful Name

Praise the King

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1 Samuel 16:1-13

Samuel had been mourning the rejection of King Saul by the Lord God. Then God comes to him and says, “move on, it’s time for a new king.” (v. 1)

Then Samuel questions God in verse 2 like we often do. God answers in the rest of verse 2 and 3 as He gives Samuel a reson to go to the alter and then tells him He will show him is to be the next king of Israel.

Samuel does what God told him to do. (v. 4-5)

Now, Jesse had eight sons, but only brought seven with him, leaving the youngest to tend  to the sheep. As each of the seven passed by Samuel, he though, “that’s the next king! Just look at him!” But God would say, “no. Samuel, physical appearence does not matter to me. I look at the heart.” (v. 6-10)

Samuel asks Jesse if he has any other sons. Jesse remembers his youngest son and they send for him … When he gets there, God says, “that’s him. Get up, Samuel, and make him the king.” Samuel did so and David became king. (v. 11-13)

The point: God sees everything differently than we do. Let’s look at verse 7.

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

Many people today are obsessed with their “figure”. Unfortunately, this obsession (like many other earthly obsessions) can easily lead to depression, eating disorders or even suicide. … If everyone could see themselves and everyone else the way God does, the world would likely be a much happier place. … Maybe we would all care about how are hearts look instead of our bodies. I’m not saying that it’s bad to take care of your body and physical appearence, do by all means. Just be careful that the temple does not become more impoprtant than God.

Ok, so David was young. He was the youngest son of Jesse’s. But he became the king of Israel. … The pastor at our church told us a story. He felt called to be a pastor at a young age. Some people thought he was too young, but God opened a door at a church when he was just eighteen. So he started preaching at this church in front of people far older than himself. He looked different a “normal” pastor at the time with his long hair (it was the seventies) but he was doing what God had called him to do. And when God calls you to do to His will, it’s a good idea to do it.

… What does your heart look like?

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