Emphasis Preaching Journal
Seeing is Believing, Right?
Commentary
We like to say “seeing is believing” as if the evidence of our eyes will automatically convince us of something, but the interpretation of what we see matters as well.
Samuel, for instance, when he comes to Jesse’s home to anoint a new king to replace Saul, sees a perfectly good specimen in Jesse’s first son, and then his second and third. Samuel does not at first see as God sees, who warns Samuel, “…for the Lord does not see as mortals see….” (1 Samuel 16:7)
Samuel, for instance, when he comes to Jesse’s home to anoint a new king to replace Saul, sees a perfectly good specimen in Jesse’s first son, and then his second and third. Samuel does not at first see as God sees, who warns Samuel, “…for the Lord does not see as mortals see….” (1 Samuel 16:7)