Message: 1 Samuel 16 God Looks at the Heart

Title: God Looks at the Heart

1 Samuel 16:1-23

1 Samuel 16: 7

What are we looking at when we see other people?

What do others see when they look at us?

God will use us when our hearts are right, even if we don’t have much to offer. But it doesn’t matter how much we have to offer if our hearts aren’t right with Him.

1 Samuel 15:1-3
Deuteronomy 25:17-19 NIV
1 Samuel 15:4-23

God is looking for obedient hearts, otherwise the sacrifice we make doesn’t mean anything.
1 Samuel 15:23
Saul has now been personally disqualified as king.
1 Samuel 15:24-31
Samuel chose to honor Saul’s position as king – not his ungodly conduct.
1 Samuel 15:32-16:13

Question 1: If Saul knew that he was not “the one” then why did he take the job?
Answer 1: For Saul, it was never about what God wanted; it was about what he wanted.

Question 2: If God knew what was going to happen with Saul, why did he make Saul king in the first place?
Answer 2: Saul was the kind of king the people wanted, and God was giving them what they wanted.

1 Samuel 15:10-11
1 Samuel 15:29
nacham (naw-kham’) means to be sorry, console oneself.

Question 3: If Saul is disqualified as king, why does he continue to rule so long?
Answer 3: God is preparing His king, and He is preparing His people.