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Devotional for Friday, May 20, 2016
“Seeing Through the Eyes of Our Lord!”
 
 
god sees heart
by Dona Hake
 
 
 
 

1 Samuel 16:7(ERV)
“… God doesn’t look at what people see. People judge by what is on the outside, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

 

 

1 Samuel 16:7 (VOICE)
“… for the Eternal One does not pay attention to what humans value.
Humans only care about the external appearance, but the Eternal considers the inner character.”
 
 
Something to ponder, isn’t it???   Our Heavenly Father does not pay attention to the same things we do.   His eyes are focused on things that are beyond our comprehension.  The Word clearly says His ways are higher than ours and so are His thoughts.
 
 
 
Today I want you to consider seeing yourself and others as God  sees.    More times than not seeing people as God does will require us to ask Him for His help.   It will require us to release our faith for we as humans are moved quickly at times by what we see in people.   Many times we can be guilty of judging a person or situation by the outward appearance.    We stop at that and this is so very wrong. The old saying, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” is so very true , and it this needs to be heeded to. Many times we do not give people a chance simply because we are not looking closely and deeply into their heart.
 
 
 
I believe as we pray diligently and ask God for His wisdom into every matter He will begin to open our eyes and impart His sight to us. I find it so sad that many times we fall short of being merciful and forgiving because we are just being  wise in our own eyes in our judgments of people and situations. Let us be cautious in this matter as we encounter people. Let us seek to see as God sees.
 
 
I pray today that you will look to Him and let His eyesight become yours. I believe as we do this we will begin to see ourselves grow in God’s mercy and His forgiveness like never before.