Worship God in Spirit and Truth. Part [3] 05/09/2026 (Morning thought)

1st Samuel 16: 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.

Persons would be deceived by outward manifestations that appeal to the 5 senses, instead of drawing sound conclusions, based upon the written word. An example of what we’re speaking of is given in the Bible of the prophet Samuel who was sent to anoint Israel’s second king. As the first son of Jessie came out leading the pack, he made a deep impression on Samuel’s mind, for he was a man of great stature.

And he looked like a king, as if he was born to run. The prophet proceeded to conclude that this must be the person that God had sent him to anoint, and he firmly believed that God’s anointed was before him. The Lord had to correct him and he gave to Samuel and us, a lesson that we must never forget, that the conclusions that we draw, and the assessments that we make must include spiritual components, which may not appear to the naked eye in most instances.

At that time God pointed out certain factors that are too often brought to bear in our decision making. A guy who is tall and handsome, might have outward appeal but he may be destitute of the character that would make him a good husband. Now, we have to let you know there isn’t anything wrong with being tall and handsome, but there are short bald men who would love you, and treat you right, who will be faithful, in sickness and in health and who would love you with the love that is born of God, and who will tend to encourage you in right directions, all the days of your life.

Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Worship God in Spirit and Truth. Part [2] 05/09/2026 (Evening thought)

Luke 4:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

This is the reason why on several occasions persons are at a loss to grasp why God did such and such in a given situation, whereas to all outward appearances it might seem that He should have taken a different course. This then could negatively impact a person’s perspectives of God, and if time isn’t taken to try to learn from His perspectives, one can stumble…. Luke 4:44 For every tree is known by his own fruit, for of thorns men don’t gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

Matthew 15:8 This people draw nigh unto me with their mouth and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand. 11 It is not that which goes into the mouth which defiles a man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man. 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart and they defile the man.

As a general rule humanity judges things by outward appearances, meaning that overt actions play major roles in determining the conclusions we draw. This is a greatly flawed measuring stick and often causes us to make grievous errors in judgement. Indeed, it is our predisposition to be convinced by the mere outward display of evidences, that satan would exploit to his own advantage during the final conflict of the ages.

Matthew 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands defiles not a man.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!