“When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, ‘Surely the LORD’s anointed stands here before the LORD.’ 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.’” 1 Sam.16:6-7.
God instructed Samuel to go to a certain household in Bethlehem where God had chosen the next king. He didn’t offer Samuel the name of the future king, but told Samuel that it would be revealed. The first son of Jesse walked in and Samuel naturally assumed that this tall, handsome and postured fellow was his guy – no question about it. God intervened and basically told Samuel that he was not the future king. After parading all of his sons before Samuel and God rejecting all of them it was revealed that the baby boy of the family was out in the field tending sheep. When they sent for him I am sure he entered the scene sweaty and smelly. The next verse makes my heart sing – “Then the LORD said, ‘Rise and anoint him; he is the one.’” 1 Sam. 16:12. It doesn't matter from where we have been or the condition of our lives, He calls us to rise and follow Him.
Another king was not recognized in the New Testament – the King of Glory! ‘The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.’ The soldiers came up and mocked him… ‘If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.’ Luke 23:35-36.
Let’s face it – it can be tough recognizing the King. He may be in front of you in line at the grocery store carefully counting out the remaining change of his last dollar. The King may be the man or woman who is sitting on a bench in the mall crying needing someone to notice. The King just may be lying in your home as you care for them in sickness. The King may be that homeless teen who is searching for hope to get home. “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40.
We will never know how many times we were approached by the King of Glory. We must serve Him in every way presented to us and ride with the King!
Who is this King of Glory?
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