1 Samuel16:1-13
Controlled By God
- Kingships and governments are part of His Sovereignty
- Saul no longer fit to rule God’s people
Chooses To Let Go
- Provision for King found in Deut. 17:14-20
- Samuel needed to let go of the past- look to the future
- Samuel’s reluctance- Feared for his life- needed assurance.
- Samuel followed his own advise- better to obey—Than
- God sees the forest when we often only see the tree in front.
Coming To Bethlehem
- To the house of Jesse- Grandson son of Boaz- Line of Christ
- To make Sacrifice- The exact truth
- Seems that God approved of holding back information.
- False guilt and how do you deal with it.
- The people had some “guilt” Why are they afraid of Samuel?
Countenance Of Men
- Eliab “looked” like a man of strength. Much like Saul
- He follows all the rule and “lines up”
- A person’s true character does not lay in his appearance
- But, how important is appearance. Does it matter to God?
- God who knows the heart- Yes, the good and bad.
- God did not reject the sons, they were just not chosen to serve
Called From The Pasture
- Samuel was frustrated- He knew that God lead him there
- David, too young to be considered was ignored
- God often uses small things to accomplish His will
- Samuel was determine to exhausts all possibilities
- We often give up to quickly when things don’t go right.
Chosen of God
- David had a beautiful countenance- Fair to look upon
- He had the look of innocence and trust
- Samuel had to doubt. This is He. The glow of God on David
- David- A man after God’s own heart.
- May God see in our heart a pure desire to serve Him
- Be anointed for service in His Kingdom
