If you got to watch the San Diego Chargers play the Indianapolis Colts last weekend, you were in for a treat. Darren Sproles, all of 5 feet 6 inches tall, racked up 328 all-purpose yards…which is good enough for 3rd all-time in playoff history. When he entered the NFL draft out of Kansas State, he had plenty of critics...he’s too small…he’s only a kick returner or 3rd down back…you can’t depend on him every play. I wonder how many folks still doubt Darren Sproles after that great performance.
Mr. Sproles isn’t the only person that has ever had people doubt him because of his appearance. David was the youngest of eight boys in his family. When Samuel came to anoint the next king of Israel, he thought any of David’s older brothers were surely the one God had chosen. Instead, God told Samuel “Do not consider his appearance or 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” (1 Samuel 16:7). When David was called in from tending the sheep, God told Samuel to “Rise and anoint him; he is the one” (1 Samuel 16:12).
Jesus showed us how we are to be more concerned with people’s hearts than with their looks or prestige. He often disagreed with Pharisees and Sadducees that were considered the most religious people of the day. Instead, Jesus spent much of his time teaching “common people”…reaching out to leapers, prostitutes, and people that He wasn’t “supposed” to talk to. God isn’t about the way things look…we shouldn’t be either.
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