“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance,
but the Lord looks at the heart.”
I Samuel 16:7
Suppose you were a hiring manager for the Apple computer and electronics stores.
Their retail business always seems to be jam-packed with customers at our local malls.
Your task is to hire seasonal help to get you through the busy holiday shopping season.
Who might your ideal candidate be?
Now ‘profiling’ may be illegal in certain areas of society but when it comes to hiring; companies practice it all the time.
Not racial profiling mind you, but cultural profiling.
What candidates are a good fit for our company and its culture.
What job applicants, when hired, would best represent the Apple culture?
That selection process may require several interviews with a battery of personality tests along with the requisite experience in customer service.
How about the anointing of God?
You desire it as you minister.
Does God require loads of papers to be filled out?
Do you sit with manager after manager after heaven-sent manager for interviews?
Of course not!
God looks at your heart.
Nothing is hidden from His eyes.
He knows how you will handle His anointing.
He knows how you will represent His kingdom.
Is the culture of His kingdom in your heart?
You may never have an outward appearance that draws people’s attention.
But that’s ok – what you need for the anointing of God to be poured on you isn’t found in outward appearance.
Its’ found where God looks.
Its’ found where God sees.
Its’ found in a heart that is surrendered to God!
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