Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.”
2 And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.”
But the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ 3 Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you.”
4 So Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”
5 And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.
6 So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!”
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
8 So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” 11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.”
And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.” 12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
Train a child up in the Lord and let him take over the world. Now we know that's not being done today, but if we come to our Lord humbly He is more than pleased to help us do the job. Our only requirement is to be obedient to His word, as Samuel was when He was told by God to seek out His new king. In spite of Saul killing him, he was obedient to God's command. God says, there will be no cowards in heaven and we are not to fear our journeys. Love for Him and His word is to provide us the strength to accomplish any task or command God gives to achieve our inheritance. Our hearts must recognize the need of real love, God's love, to also make our journeys possible. God says He does not look at the outer man as our world does. He searches deep within our souls for what we are really searching for. For Samuel to go on denying each of Jesse's sons though their outer appearance looked fit and strong he had to learn and come to know God's heart to be able to make his final decision. Then David walked in, ruddy and beautiful. Something he never let come between him and God's teaching, teachings of power to take down lions and bears, and be brought before Goliath to even slay him. We haven't the right to dismiss ourselves or anyone else from the power of God. We only need to change our minds and hearts and become a workman for our Lord. God is standing here today waiting on us to seek Him diligently and faithfully. And then and only then do we have the right to be chosen.
Blessings chosen ones, choose the power of God,
Vincent Young, Christian Analyst
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