Dr. Rick Mandl - November 17, 2020
What Is God Looking For?
Devotional Manuscript: What Is God Looking For?
Message By Dr Rick Mandl, November 17, 2020
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.
Hey church family. I was thinking recently of how differently God sees things than you and I do. Case in point would be King David. David is the only person in all of Scripture who is described as being "a man after [God's] own heart" (1 Samuel 13:14). What makes this description so puzzling is that we know David's story: We know that he committed adultery with Bathsheba; We know that he got her husband drunk, killed him off, and did a lot of other things against the Lord. Yet God said of David, "He's a man after My own heart." This certainly doesn't mean David was perfect, because when know he was far from it. And yet it’s as though God was saying, "I know David's sin, but I see within him the potential to be something more than that."
What does it mean to be a man or a woman after God’s own heart? It means your life is in harmony with the Lord. It means that what is important to Him is important to you. What burdens Him burdens you. It means that when He says, “Go to the right,” you go to the right. When He says, “Stop that in your life,” you stop it. When He says, “This is wrong and I want you to change,” you come to terms with it. Why? It’s because you have a heart for God.
God’s not looking for perfect people, because there aren’t any. He does however continue to search for those whose hearts are committed to him. 2 Chronicles 16:9 says it this way, “The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.”
As God continues that search, I want to challenge you to remember something. Remember that God isn't like man. He doesn't see like man sees. In His words he tells us, "Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7). God looked at David—even with all his flaws—and He saw his potential, and He chose him. I pray that you would Let that great truth encourage you today as you walk with the Lord. Amen.
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.
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