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

 A Tale of Two Kings King Saul  The Most Handsome Person in all Israel  Nobel Family  Made an Illegal Sacrifice  Did not Destroy the Amiklites King David  Shepherd Boy  Non Jewish Grandmother  Murderer  Adulterer  Conspiracy

 A Tale of Two Kings King Saul  Reaction to Sin  Offered Excuses  Blamed Others  Did Not Repent King David  Reaction to Sin  True Repentance  “I Have Sinned Against the Lord”

 How Could David be Considered a Man After Gods Own Heart?  First : David Had Absolute Faith in God  1 Samuel 17:37 Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” A Tale of Two Kings

 How Could David be Considered a Man After Gods Own Heart?  Second: David Absolutely Loved Gods Law  Psalm 119:47-48 And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love. My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes.  Psalm 119: 2-3Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. They do nothing wrong; they walk in his ways A Tale of Two Kings

 How Could David be Considered a Man After Gods Own Heart?  Third: David was Truly Thankful  Psalm 26:6-7 I will wash my hands in innocence; So I will go about Your altar, O Lord, That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works.  Psalm 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. A Tale of Two Kings

 How Could David be Considered a Man After Gods Own Heart?  Fourth: David was Truly Repentant  2 Samuel 12:13 So David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.  Psalm 51:1-2 Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your loving kindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. A Tale of Two Kings

  The Heart of Man was on the Mind Of Jesus as well  Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.  True Religion Consists of Heart Purity  Those That are Inwardly pure show Themselves to be Under the Power of the Pure – full of the Holy Sprit.  True Christianity lies in a Heart Washed from Wickedness  Those who are Pure in Heart Long to see God  Those who Have a Wicked Heart Fear the Sight of God A Tale of Two Kings

  The Heart of Man was on the Mind Of Jesus as well  Mark 12:30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.  Loving God With all our Heart, will Guide Every Action we Take  If we do not Love God With all our Heart, Every Good Deed Done is in Self Interest A Tale of Two Kings

  The Heart of Man was on the Mind Of Jesus as well  Luke 18:10-14 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” A Tale of Two Kings

  The Heart of Man was on the Mind Of Jesus as well  Proud men, who exalt themselves, are rivals with God  Humble men, who abase themselves, are subject to God  Jesus clearly states that the man who is dependent on God and has a healthy view of himself and his sin, is the man who seeks the heart of God. A Tale of Two Kings

  Recap  God sees Your Heart  No Sin is Too Great  No Sin is Too Small  God Rewards what He Finds  Confession  Repentance  = EVERLASTING LIFE  Blame  Denial  = EVERLASTING DEATH A Tale of Two Kings

  Romans 10:8-11 ……. “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” A Tale of Two Kings