Hello Ambassadors!

Sweet, sweet greetings to Phenomenal You!

Yes, greetings to you indeed, in the Name above all other names: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

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Today, let’s look at a very important passage of scripture found in I Samuel 16:7. It says:

 

“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” KJV

The Lord does not see as man sees. For man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart! Did you hear that? The Lord looks at the heart! Oh, I find that to be wonderful news, indeed!

Why?

Because we live in a time and society where everything is based on our appearance. And the world is backing up this position by the billions of dollars they invest yearly. Yes, we are bombarded with their ads on television, in the movies, in our magazines, etc. And the message clearly is that we are judged solely on how we look! Not on the contents of our character.� In this world, sadly, we are judged way too often, I reiterate, on how we look on the outside.

And no one knows that better than a BabyBoomer in Hollywood.� Especially if the Baby Boomer is female!� For the moment� she reaches a certain age, and does not look as youthful, or be as sexually appealing, and� she’s not as marketable, then she is tossed aside like she’s nothing. And how quickly all the good that� she has ever done for the industry is completely forgotten.� She is a� ”has-been”.

Oh, just ask a BabyBoomer, indeed!

And in the passage above, Samuel, the chosen Prophet of God, had that problem when God had sent him on a critical mission to anoint the new king that God Himself had chosen.

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Samuel went to Jesse’s house and asked to see his sons. And when Jesse’s first born stood before him, well, Samuel was about to blow this assignment big time because he was looking solely at the appearance. This hunk of a young man stood before the prophet of God. He had all the appearance of a king. He was tall, dark and handsome and strong. A “Mr. Universe” stood before his eyes, and surely this is the one that God has in mind.

Surely, he is the one, thought Samuel. And he was ready to anoint him as God’s new chosen king. But God intervened. And He said, Not so, Samuel. He is not the one. I have rejected him. You are looking at his packaging. You are looking at how tall and handsome and buff he is. But I am looking at what is in his heart. You don’t see what I see. He is not the one!

Then Samuel asked to see the rest of Jesse’s son.

They all stood before him, and God rejected them all. Jesse was shocked. The young men were shocked at their rejection. But Samuel knew he heard God and that he was at the right house. And he knew that Jesse had to have another son somewhere. So he insisted on seeing this son.

Finally, the father Jesse, speaks up about him having another son, the baby of the family, but he was insignificant and was out taking care of the sheep.

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Can you even imagine that an event as important and honorable as anointing one of your own sons to be the new king would have been an event important enough to have all your family present. But Jesse didn’t even think enough of his youngest son to have him there to witness this once in a life-time moment!

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But God knew the heart of this young man, and He knew whom He had personally chosen. And He was not about to let Samuel blow it or Jesse. God assured Samuel that Jesse had another son. So, Samuel insisted that Jesse send for this son. He was not leaving until he saw him. The father then sent for him, and when the youngest son came before him, God spoke to Samuel that this young man indeed is the one He had chosen to be the king of Israel.

That young man’s name was David. And God Himself said that David was a man after His own heart.

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So you see, it truly doesn’t matter how many times you have been passed over or how often you have been rejected by man. If God chooses you, then nothing and no one will be able to stop you from stepping into your divine destiny!

God knows who you are. And He knows where you are. You might be in the wilderness, in the desert, on the mountain or hiding in your cubicle in the back office. But the Lord your God is acutely aware of you, and He will bring you to your expected end.

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So I say, rejoice and again I say rejoice for it doesn’t matter at all how many times man and the “world” may have rejected you solely and ignorantly because of your appearance. The Lord your God, He has chosen incredible you. He has favored you. He has placed His personal “stamp of approval” on precious you. His heart is full of you; His eyes are fiexed on you, and His righteous hand is always outstretched toward you!

Your hope and your trust, as well as your future, should be in the goodness of your Beautiful Lord.

You just have to know for yourself . . . that what is for you . . . is for you. In other words, no man can keep from you what God has ordained for you . . . no matter what your age is!

It’s not what man thinks at all, anyway. It’s what your Lord thinks, and what He has already declared. God’s emphasis is always, always on the condition of the heart. It’s not what you look like on the outside or even what you do or do not do. And He wants you to to never forget that all encompassing truth.

Now, what am I saying?

I am saying that when it comes to you, my Father’s Beloved, well, it’s a heart thing with your Darling Lord!

And I like what my dear friend, Baby Boomer Beverly Mahone would say in answer to the negative words and opinions expressed about a woman over forty:

WHATEVER!

 

Selah . . .
Ora ~

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Rev. Ora Stearns Smith
Ora International

Empowering Women to Rise out of the Ashes . . .
To Reign in the Kingdom!

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