Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Samuel 16:1, 11-13
by: Tabatha Pethtel.
Samuel had been called by God to anoint the next king for Israel. When David was finally brought before Samuel, immediately God calls out and said he was the one. Once Samuel anointed David, the Spirit of Lord came upon David in all its power. David’s journey to become the next king of Israel had begun. Earlier in the passage, God reminded Samuel not to judge by the outward appearance of the young men, because He, God, looks at the heart. Even though David was considered handsome and ruddy, it was his heart that God saw and chose to anoint. Are you more concerned with your physical appearance today or your heart?