The firstborn son of Jesse comes forward and we imagine that this was a handsome, strong, forceful and seemingly capable young man. Samuel figures this must be the guy that will be the next King. But God tells Samuel he is wrong. The Lord gives Samuel a warning that you and I need to consider. We are told that Samuel was using the wrong criteria to make his decisions.
Humans tend to look at the outside . . .
God looks at the heart. When it comes to Jim Williams we are prone to look at externals. We see the ornery-ness . . . God sees the reasons for that behavior. We see a man who seemed withdrawn and distant . .