We do it, don’t we? We look down on others who are different than
we are. We know better, but we struggle
with not doing it. For some reason we
profile a person based on their appearances.
We shy away from those who look different and maybe even shun them.
I am reminded of what God told Samuel
when he was looking for the one God was going to raise up to replace Saul as
king. Samuel knew that the next king was
going to be from Jesse’s family. He
assumed it would be the oldest son, but it wasn’t. One by one a son of Jesse was brought before
Samuel and God told him that it wasn’t him.
After looking at seven sons of Jesse, Samuel asked if that was all of
his sons because by this time Samuel was confused since none of the sons were
chosen by God. Finally, the youngest
son, David, was brought before Samuel and God told him he was the one.
God told Samuel that he wasn’t seeing
what He saw. Man looks on the outside
and passes judgment; God looks on the inside and passes judgment.
Many friendships are lost and many
qualified people are passed over simply because they look different. Shame on us!!
Don’t be so quick to dismiss someone because of how they may look. Take the time and put forth the effort to get
to know the person’s heart. Ask the Lord
for discernment in the process and you will perhaps discover someone very
special in your life, someone who will prove to be a true-blue friend for life.
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