The Lord Looks at the Heart
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Pastor Deane Boyd
God looks for a person “after His own heart”
1 Samuel 13:14 Will you be that person?
God’s Selection of David was…
1. Contrary to Human Reasoning 1 Samuel 16:7
Isaiah 55:8-9; 1 Corinthians 1:26-29
2. Chosen by Heart Response
His longing Psalm 63:1-5
His faith Psalm 56:3-4; 1 Samuel 17:37, 44-47
His obedience Psalm 40:8, 119:11
His service Psalm 89:20
His integrity Psalm 78:70-72
His sensitivity to sin Psalm 19:12-13;
Psalm 51:10; Psalm 139:23-24
3. Confirmed by Heaven’s Recognition
By the Holy Spirit 1 Samuel 16:13
Recognized in heaven, resisted in the world
1 Sam 18:12-15
As the Lord knows my heart…
- Do I truly know God through faith in Christ?
- Do I hunger to know Him better?
- Am I decisively dealing with sin?