Today I read 1 Samuel 16 where Samuel is told to go annoint a new king. He is sent to Jesse's house to annoint one of his sons to be the future king. Samuel is taught a valuable lesson while doing this. He is so impressed with the physical appearance of the sons of Jesse that he thinks each of them should be king. The Lord taught Samuel that the Lord does not look on the physical appearance of men but on their heart.
Recently I watched a movie called Courageous which I highly recommend actually. The point of the movie is several men decide to be better fathers. At one point of the movie one of the men is talking about how God is a good judge. The reason God is a good judge is because He looks on our hearts and judges us according to our intent as much as He does our actions. Nothing is hidden from God. Our entire lives are laid bare before Him. What we can hide from other men, He sees perfectly. I was always taught that we are never alone, because God is always watching us, so don't do anything you wouldn't want Him to see you do. Would it change how you behave "in private" if you knew you were actually being watched? Would you be a better person? Because you are always being watched, even if you don't know it. Until tomorrow.
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