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Story by Jeannie Pagni Smith, Nevada, USA
Music "Minima" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
1 Samuel 16:1-13
16 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.
3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
4 And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.
7 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.
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2026. God's love by Jeanne Pagney Smith, Nevada, USA. Read for Samuel 16, 1-13. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. I have moles, warts, red spots, dark spots, cysts, skin tags, and more. And I sometimes feel deep shame that I have these unwanted marks. Over the years, I have seen dermatologists have many of these blemishes removed. On a recent visit, one of my doctors noted how soft my skin was and said I did a great job moisturizing. Another said I had excellent tone in my arm muscles and must be exercising regularly.
I appreciated that they were able to see past things that bothered me so much and focused on the positive and effort I put into caring for my body. But isn't this exactly what God does in our lives? God looks past our blemishes and sees the good, always encouraging us to do our best, and then supporting us to move forward. In fact, in 1 Samuel 16, 7, Samuel is instructed not to consider the outward appearance of a person, but to look at the heart of a person like God does. I am thankful I can serve the Lord no matter the outward appearance. I'd be a bit more thankful that God loves and accepts every one of us just the way we are, sometimes warts and all. Dear Lord, thank you for looking past our flaws and examining our hearts to see the good within us. Amen.
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