The Deposit

Philippians 1:6

Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ

The Lord had rejected Saul as king and wanted the prophet Samuel to anoint the new King. God told Samuel in 1Samuel 16:1 ….for I have provided Myself a king among his (Jesse’s) sons. So, Samuel grabbed his oil and headed out. When he had gathered them all together, he looked at Eliab, Jesse’s oldest son, and of course assumed that he must be the one. However, the Lord said in Verse 7 ….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; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, yet Samuel didn’t hear the Lord select any of them. He asked if there were any other sons not present. Jesse told him of David who was tending the sheep. At Samuel’s request, they called for him and the Lord said in Verse 12 ….Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!

Because David was merely a shepherd and the youngest of Jesse’s sons, he didn’t even get invited to the shindig. All outward appearances prevented anyone from believing he was to be the future king of Israel.

However, when God looked at David that day, He didn’t see a boy who had taken down a giant, a man who had commanded an army, or a king who was leading a nation. These things had not yet happened. What God saw that day was not based on what David looked like or on what he had accomplished. God saw past the outward appearances that misled man. God saw the deposit that He had already placed on the inside of David. The deposit that would enable him to kill the giant, command an army and lead a nation.

So what does God see when He looks at you? God sees who He created you to be. The deposit He's placed in you that enables you to be everything He has called you to be and to do everything He has called you to do. He has planned for you, prepared for you, and empowered you.

Ephesians 2:10 (NKJ)

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Thank you Father for the deposit You've placed on the inside of us. Open ours eyes that we might see others and ourselves as You see. Lord, we will prophesy and speak to the destinies in our husbands, our children and ourselves today!!! AMEN