Day 84 | 1 Samuel 16–17 — The Lord Looks on the Heart — David’s Anointing and the Fall of Goliath | Bible in a Year

Man looks at the outward appearance. God looks at the heart. Samuel is ready to anoint the tallest, most impressive son in the room, and God stops him cold — the next king is the youngest, the one still out with the sheep. Not long after, that same shepherd boy stands in front of a giant no one else will face and asks a question no one else thought to ask: who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?Here we consider appearance versus character, courage, faith, and a battle that was always the Lord's to win.