Susan Boyle is the newest ‘hit’ to come out of the TV show “Britain’s got talent”. When she came out on stage, her appearance and her age made the audience and the judges literally make fun of her and laugh at her.
Then she opened her mouth to sing … And suddenly the audience were clapping and cheering and half way through the song they were giving her a standing ovation. You can see the excerpt from the show on YouTube.
When the prophet Samuel (in the Bible) was told by God to anoint one of Jesse’s eight sons to be king over Israel, he mistakenly thought Eliab would be the one, because of his stature. But Samuel was wrong! It ended up being the youngest son, David, whom Jesse himself didn’t even consider, as David was the youngest and was out tending the sheep. God said to Samuel, “Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
And it’s not just Samuel who is guilty of that. How easily we judge people on outward appearances and how wrong we can be! Who doesn’t get (at least) slightly concerned when three or four young people are approaching with their hoods up?
The audience suddenly changed their tune when Susan Boyle sang from her heart. Let’s not make ‘snap’ decisions about people but let’s wait until we’ve heard from their hearts.
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