S9E03: God Looks on the Heart (Prophets & Kings pt. 2)

Sermon #449

How do we judge people?  I know, we're not supposed to judge people but we do, don't we?  And how do we do it?  Most of the time we judge by sight, by what a person looks like, by the things that they do outwardly.  That's not how God judges.  What we think of as wonderful, often God sees as corrupt.  What we think of as worthless, often God sees as valuable.  We as human beings are limited in our senses, but God knows all and sees all, and so when God judges, he judges by the content of our hearts.  He knows our motivations.  He knows our desires, even better than we do.  And this is why God can reject a tall and handsome warrior king like Saul, and anoint a lowly shepherd boy like David.  God looks on the heart.

1 Samuel 15:34-16:13

Recorded at Hudson UMC on June 13, 2021 (Originally published August 5, 2021)

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