1 Samuel 16:7 7 … For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Picture
David when he was a shepherd boy. Many who knew him in his pre-Goliath
days would very likely have seen just an ordinary youth — one who lived
at home with his parents and siblings, enjoyed the outdoors and loved
music. But where others saw a typical teenager, God saw a king in young
David. He saw David’s name being uttered in honor forever for even the
Lord Jesus is called the Son of David!
Picture
Moses after he had settled down comfortably in the desert with a
beautiful wife, lovely children and good in-laws. He might have seen
himself happily retiring in the near future. But God had bigger plans
for him. God had big dreams for him. God saw the Red Sea opening up
before him and an entire Egyptian army being wiped out in his presence.
God saw in Moses the deliverer of His people.
Now,
step back a little less far in time with me. See a little boy standing
alone during playtime. Nobody wants him on their team because he is
scrawny and seen as a weakling. As he grows into his teens, he suffers
from an inferiority complex. He stammers and stutters so much that all
his classmates laugh at him.
But
today, he is the senior pastor of New Creation Church. Several times
each week, he stands in front of a crowd of more than 22,000 people to
preach. And he receives invitations to speak in churches and pastors’
conferences worldwide. In those early years, there was no way I could
have ever conceived in my mind what God saw in me and the dreams that He
had for me.
Beloved,
God does not see as man sees. God saw in fearful Gideon a mighty man of
valor and called him so even when he was hiding from his enemies in
fear. (Judges 6:12) God saw in young David a king and anointed him as
one. (1 Samuel 16:10–13) God saw in meek Moses a deliverer and drew him
out from obscurity. (Exodus 3)
Today, God looks beyond what man sees and says about you, and He has dreams for you that are bigger than you can imagine!
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