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I. GOD’S CHOICE IS CONTRARY TO HUMAN REASON
A. God’s Choice Is Not According To Physical Stature.
(1 Sam 16:6-10)
§ One would think Samuel would have known better than to use appearance as a standard.
§ In essence, God told Samuel, “You’re looking only at the cover.
I’m looking at the core.”
B. God’s Choice Is Not According To Positional Status.
(1 Sam 16:11a)
§ David was the baby of the family.
As such, he was deemed worthy of only the more menial tasks.
§ Surely God wouldn’t choose a mere shepherd boy to be king of Israel, would He?
C. God’s Choice Is Not According To Popular Sentiment.
(11a)
§ There is some indication that the words “the youngest” imply more than merely age.
§ It meant he was the least in his father’s estimation; wasn’t considered necessary to include him
§ God doesn’t make His choice based on people’s opinions.
*(1 Corinthians 1:27-29)*
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GOD’S CHOICE IS CONDITIONED UPON THE HEART (1 Sam 16:7)
A. David’s Heart Was Focused On God. *(Psalm 57:6-7)*
§ *Psalm 57:6* They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they /themselves /have fallen.
7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.
§ To be fixed on God is to have faith toward Him, to trust Him with your life.
§ David chose to see God in the affairs of life: saw the hand of God in the starry sky.
(Psalm 19:1)
§ *Psalm 19:1* The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.
§ David comprehended God’s love for him while watching his father’s sheep.
(Psalm 23:1,6)
§ *Psalm 23:1* The LORD /is /my shepherd; I shall not want.
§ King David saw God all around him—in the everyday things of life.
§ We’d all be a lot happier if we’d learn to do the same.
B. David’s Heart Was In Fellowship With God.
§ *Psalm 19:14* Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.
§ *Psalm 27:8* /When You said, /"Seek My face," My heart said to You, "Your face, LORD, I will seek."
§ *Psalm 139:23-24* Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 and see if /there is any /wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
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GOD’S CHOICE IS CHARACTERIZED BY HEAVENLY RECOGNITION
A. We may not know the heart of another-
§ but there are certain evidences by which a man whom God has chosen becomes known
§ because heaven has bestowed upon him certain qualities which mark him out.
B. Unfortunately, how often we meet professing Christian people today who have:
§ No power in witness, no radiance in their faces.
§ No sweetness in their personalities, no reality in their spiritual lives.
§ The Holy Spirit is in them, but not upon them in power and reality.
A. David Was Controlled By The Spirit.
(1 Sam 16:13)
§ David may have only been a former shepherd boy, but he had learned to walk with God.
§ The issue as far as God’s choice is concerned, is not stature, status, or smarts.
It is spirituality.
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