God annoits a new king

16  God addressed Samuel: “So, how long are you going to mope over Saul? You know I’ve rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your flask with anointing oil and get going. I’m sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I’ve spotted the very king I want among his sons.”

^2-3 “I can’t do that,” said Samuel. “Saul will hear about it and kill me.”
God said, “Take a heifer with you and announce, ‘I’ve come to lead you in worship of God, with this heifer as a sacrifice.’ Make sure Jesse gets invited. I’ll let you know what to do next. I’ll point out the one you are to anoint.”
⁴ Samuel did what God told him. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the town fathers greeted him, but apprehensively. “Is there something wrong?”
⁵ “Nothing’s wrong. I’ve come to sacrifice this heifer and lead you in the worship of God. Prepare yourselves, be consecrated, and join me in worship.” He made sure Jesse and his sons were also consecrated and called to worship.
⁶ When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Here he is! God’s anointed!”
⁷ But God told Samuel, “Looks aren’t everything. Don’t be impressed with his looks and stature. I’ve already eliminated him. God judges persons differently than humans do. Men and women look at the face; God looks into the heart.”
⁸ Jesse then called up Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. Samuel said, “This man isn’t God’s choice either.”

We see that God has rejected Saul as king in the previous chapter, now, we see that God wants Samuel to annoint a new king and the king shall be David. God always works in mysterious manners. This one well said. Samuel wanted to annoint a man who had stature and looks, but God said, NO. I look at the heart, not at appearances. God spoke to me about today's world. Today's world is a world where outward appearance is the final judge. Looks is important, first impressions are important. Fashion industry is thriving because of that. But God, looks at the heart. We need to clean up ourselves, are we focusing on the outward or the inward? Are we just for show? Just to show that we did our QT or SFB, but in fact, you do not want to do it? Do we want to do it? We know, we know we know, that God is good and His word is perfect, but do we yearn for it? Do we? Or do we only concentrate on what looks best. What is the most efficient? 

Besides cleaning up our heart, we need to clean up our perspectives. When we look at others... Should we look at one's heart? Heart is more important than ever. What good would it be if we see a person looking very bad, but in his heart, is full of holiness? what good would it bring if we consider his outward before his inward? That would be just too shallow. I feel that God is telling me, the next time i see a person, look not at him but ask holy spirit for His assessment! :)