7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees;[a] for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” – 1 Samuel 16:7

I try to start each day with about 30 minutes of meditation, basically quality time with God. On this morning the topic of my meditation from “Our Daily Bread” is An Inside View. As I was reading I was empowered.

Often times we always look at the outside of a person and unconsciously base a judgement on he or she by solely their outward appearance. This isn’t fair. We are in a society where everyone is so fixated on looks, materials, and outside beauty. However, the Lord looks at the heart.

What if we try to not base any judgments on a person by just looking on the outside but rather look within that person. Start a conversation with someone. Try to get to know someone pass their physical traits.

When God looks at us, He is more interested in our hearts, not the latest fashion we may have on. He’s more interested in our hearts than our height, the state of our soul than the structure of our face. He doesn’t see us as too old, too young, too small, or too big. God already knows that we are beautiful without blemish for he created us. God zeroes in on the things that matter–our response to His love for us and our concern for other people.

The true measure of a person is what’s in the heart.