As I have mentioned recently, my husband loves to delve into genealogy. He can trace both our roots back to the 1500’s. We talk about how we were descended from royalty; how we have blue blood running through our veins. However, if we dwell on our heritage too much, we could become boastful. Oh, it’s good for the self-esteem to be able to sight important people as your relations. But, how does God view our genealogy?
Our
self-esteem shouldn’t come from who we are but who we are in Him. God
doesn’t care about our lineage; He doesn’t care about our wealth, our
looks, or our station in life. What He does care about is who we are in
Him.
In 1 Samuel 16, the Lord tells Samuel to go to Bethlehem and find Jesse because the Lord has chosen one of Jesse’s sons to be the King. After Samuel fails to find one suitable in seven of the sons, he asks Jesse if there is another. The other son, David, was younger and only a shepherd boy. However, he was the one God chose as the next King.
“But God told Samuel, “Looks aren’t everything. Don’t be impressed with his looks and stature. I’ve already eliminated him. God judges persons differently than humans do. Men and women look at the face; God looks into the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
Don’t get me wrong; Christians should not have low self-esteem. But, it means that we know our abilities and who we are comes from Christ. It doesn’t depend on our ancestors or what others think of us. It depends on who we are in Christ and our relationship with Him
.
Psalm 16:2 “I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.’” Christians attain self-worth and esteem because God thought enough of us to send His son to die for our sins.
In 1 Samuel 16, the Lord tells Samuel to go to Bethlehem and find Jesse because the Lord has chosen one of Jesse’s sons to be the King. After Samuel fails to find one suitable in seven of the sons, he asks Jesse if there is another. The other son, David, was younger and only a shepherd boy. However, he was the one God chose as the next King.
“But God told Samuel, “Looks aren’t everything. Don’t be impressed with his looks and stature. I’ve already eliminated him. God judges persons differently than humans do. Men and women look at the face; God looks into the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
Don’t get me wrong; Christians should not have low self-esteem. But, it means that we know our abilities and who we are comes from Christ. It doesn’t depend on our ancestors or what others think of us. It depends on who we are in Christ and our relationship with Him
.
Psalm 16:2 “I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.’” Christians attain self-worth and esteem because God thought enough of us to send His son to die for our sins.
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