David was thought of by his brothers, as most youngest brothers are, as worthless and barely able to be of any value to the family at all.
If we look at I Samuel 17:28 we see that Eliae, the oldest brother, sums it up like this, “I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart.”
But apparently that was not the opinion of a much weightier opinion, for God says, “I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart.”
God does not speak hastily or lightly concerning His judgments, and yet, we often confuse actions with heart. Because we are human it is only natural to judge by things we can see, but God judges by things He can trust in us.
We need to know that it is not our skills, or brains, or looks, or charisma, or….who are we kidding? It is nothing that we bring to the table with God. It is only our heart toward Him, even in the midst of our failure, our heart can remain His.
Don’t set your sights on success and failure like profit and loss; set it on keeping ourselves quiet until God is able to have His way and then praise Him for it.
Pastor Brent