God wants to rewrite the labels that the world may place upon us, but to do that we must first have a heart for Him.

1. 1 Samuel 16:1
The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you
mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king
over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on
your way; I am sending you to Jesse of
Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be
king.’
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2. 1 Samuel 16:2-3
But Samuel said, ‘How can I go? Saul will hear
about it and kill me.’ The Lord said, ‘Take a
heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice
to the Lord.’ Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I
will show you what to do. You are to anoint for
me the one I indicate.’
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3. 1 Samuel 16:4-5
Samuel did what the Lord said. When he arrived
in Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled
when they met him. They asked, ‘Do you come
in peace?’ Samuel replied, ‘Yes, in peace; I have
come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate
yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.’
Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and
invited them to the sacrifice.
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4. 1 Samuel 16:6-7
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and
thought, ‘Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here
before the Lord.’ But the Lord said to Samuel,
‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for
I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at
the things man looks at. Man looks at the
outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the
heart.’
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5. 1 Samuel 16:8-9
Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in
front of Samuel. But Samuel said, ‘The Lord has
not chosen this one either.’ Jesse then had
Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, ‘Nor has the
Lord chosen this one.’
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6. 1 Samuel 16:10-11
Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel,
but Samuel said to him, ‘The Lord has not
chosen these.’ So he asked Jesse, ‘Are these all
the sons you have?’ ‘There is still the youngest,’
Jesse answered, ‘but he is tending the sheep.’
Samuel said, ‘Send for him; we will not sit down
until he arrives.’
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7. 1 Samuel 16:12-13
So he sent and had him brought in. He was
ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome
features. Then the Lord said, ‘Rise and anoint
him; he is the one.’ So Samuel took the horn of
oil and anointed him in the presence of his
brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the
Lord came upon David in power. Samuel then
went to Ramah.
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8. Has God ever asked you to do
something that you were not EXCITED
about?
As long as you remain tied to the PAST,
you cannot be part of the future God
wants to write.
God wants you to trust him with the JOURNEY, not just
the destination.

9. V6 begins the parade of brothers,
starting of course with the most LIKELY
candidate.
David has been living in the SHADOW of his brothers all
his life.
God wants to rewrite your LABEL so that when you look
in the mirror you see what God sees.

10. Before one can lead you must first be
willing to SERVE.
David had the one STAT that God
counted.
A HEART for God is revealed in how one lives, which
trumps all worldly stats.
Perhaps it is time to stop MOURNING for what has been
and begin walking in faith as we trust God in the
journey.

11. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Identify any areas where I may have compromised my
faith to be like the world.
( ) Ask God where I need to “bury” my past to be part of
writing a different future
( ) Evaluate if I am trusting God with the journey as well as
the destination
( ) What is God calling me to address in my “Home
Environment” to better honor Him?
( ) Other________________________