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I have the large, broad frame of my mother's father, Addison Scholes; I have the prominent proboscis of my father's father, Otto Fox. In strictly physical terms, overlay me with bronze and I'd make an imposing sundial suitable for placement among the titanic statuary of Rockefeller Center.
Not much to see.
Isaiah prophesied of Jesus, "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him" (Isaiah 53:2). Yes, Virginia, "Malibu Jesus" is an urban myth.
Not much to see.
Paul, rising star of Judaism and, later, Christian missionary and "interpreter of Jesus," was described by his opponents, "His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible" (2 Corinthians 10:10).
Not much to see.
The prophet Samuel was directed to anoint Israel's new king from among the sons of Jesse. Samuel paid a call upon the family and met each of the boys. Samuel was particularly impressed by Jesse's eldest son, Eliab, a young man of powerful build. He looked as a king should look. God, however, admonished Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him" (1 Samuel 16:7). Instead, God directed Samuel to Jesse's youngest, David. David didn't look like a king; he was of slight build and, admittedly, "easy on the eyes." Granted, he was pretty, but as far as a king should look, well...
Not much to see.
Perhaps we're not among the beautiful, the fast and the strong, the intelligent--or perhaps, like David, the package doesn't live up to the contents. But remember, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature...for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7).
Not much to see...unless you see as God sees. You see?
What would it take for you to see yourself as God sees you?
What would it take for you to see others as God sees them?
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