Hello Everyone,

The front page of a Texas newspaper a few years ago there was a picture of a young African American mother born without arms and legs!The State Department of Public Welfare had charged in court that she was incapable of taking care of her five-month-old daughter.During the court hearing the mother surprised everyone by proving she was competent to take care of her baby.There…before their eyes…she undressed and then dressed the baby again by using only her lips and tongue.The judge was so impressed that he not only awarded custody of the baby to her, but said, “I have to commend you very much for your courage, spirit and ingenuity……you have proven that physical endowments are only a part of the spectrum of resources that human beings possess.”

Natural people only look at the “outward appearance” of others.Life becomes about…… “Am I too fat?”… “Too thin?”… “Too short?”… “Too tall?”… “Wearing my hair in the right style?”… “Wearing the right clothes?”… “Is my complexion good enough?”… “Am I athletic enough?”… “Popular enough?”… “Do I have the right job?”… “Do I come from the right neighborhood?”… “Am I smart enough?”… “Do I hang out with the right crowd?”

So much of who we are depends on what others say or how they judge us.Into the struggling, striving for approval……into our aching hearts……breaks the Word of God!!!

1 Samuel 16:7 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."

Let the Word of God break through in your life this week.
Oh How He Loves Us!
Pastor Phil