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round-trip at least an hour to bring David back. So when Samuel said, “None of us will sit down until he comes,” it put a real urgency upon the messenger to retrieve David as quickly as possible. It was a pain for all of them to just stand there until David came.
    This also showed a tremendous amount of honor and respect. By this time, Samuel had recognized that David was the chosen one, regardless of what he might look like. The prophet was going by the Word of the Lord in honoring David.
    Out in the wilderness, David knew what was happening. He knew that the prophet was there to anoint a king. He knew that his seven older brothers were brought in as candidates, while he was left out in the field with the sheep. A lesser, more insecure person would have been crying and bellyaching. They would have said, “God, I didn’t even get a chance!”
    We don’t know exactly what David was doing, but there’s no indication in the Word that he was whining, griping, or complaining. In fact, if he had done that, God would never have selected him anyway. Even though David was initially excluded, God passed by all the others and had them stand until he arrived. God considered, chose, and honored David, the one whom no one else considered. God looked on David’s heart. He passed over everyone else to find David!
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.

2 Chronicles 16:9
    The word “perfect” in this verse doesn’t mean sinless or problem free. It means someone whose heart is fully committed, completely belonging to the Lord; someone who is seeking God with their whole heart. God passed over an entire nation, seven older brothers—everybody—to find David. Then He made them stand until David came. The Lord put honor, favor, and blessing upon David because David had put honor, favor, and blessing upon the Lord.
    “Here I Am!”
    God wants to do the same for you. You don’t have to be a silver vessel, just a surrendered one. It’s not your ability; it’s your availability God is interested in. God is looking for someone who will make Him first in their life. Your response to the Lord right now ought to be, “Look no further! Here I am! I’m turning my life over to You with my whole heart.” If you will genuinely do that, you’ll be promoted. You’ll see God’s blessing come to pass in your life.
    The Bible describes David’s appearance as “ruddy” (1 Samuel 16:12). This word literally means “red.” Scholars aren’t sure whether this means that David was redheaded or just had a red complexion. Either way, such an appearance would certainly be unusual for a Jew. The word “ruddy” also has the connotation that he was pampered, what we would call a “Mama’s Boy” today. He was also…
Withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to.

1 Samuel 16:12
    These aren’t necessarily bad traits or characteristics, but they aren’t what you would expect in a warrior-king. It certainly wasn’t what Samuel was expecting at the beginning. But God told him, “Don’t look on the outward appearance. Look on his heart.” God chose David, despite the fact that in the natural he didn’t have the height, stature, build, or looks one would expect of a king. God chose him because of his heart.
    Regardless of what your limitations are in the natural, God looks at your heart. Even if your body is handicapped, God isn’t looking at that. He’s looking at your heart. Your heart isn’t handicapped unless you choose to let it be that way. You can choose God. You can seek Him with a perfect heart. And if you do, He’ll raise you up and do miracles in your life just as He did for David.
    Be Like David
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.

1 Samuel 16:13
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