1 Samuel 16:7: "For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks at outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
This verse is what God says to Samuel when Samuel feels called to choose David, the most unlikely of candidates, to become the new king of Israel. But it is a profound testimony to the holiness of God. We would do wise to remember this basic truth: that God perceives a human not by appearance by the very weight of his or her heart. Perhaps if we would strive to see people this same way, to see people as God sees them, then we would be all the more able to love as He loves. Let us then pursue this sort of vision.
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