Cover And Content!
"And Kish had a choice and a handsome son
whose name was Saul. There was not a more
handsome person than he among the children
of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was
taller than any of the people."
1 Samuel 9: 2
The best-selling book in
history is the Bible because
it never disappoints.
Other books may have colorful
covers and illustrations, yet
they
have a disappointing message. As
they say, “You can’t judge a book
by its cover.”
When Samuel anointed Saul as Israel’s first king,
his “cover” didn't disappoint. He was tall and hand-
some; he fit the world’s image of a king. His cover
was beautiful. His content disappointed. He failed
to obey God and ended up taking his own life in a
battle with the Philistines (1 Samuel 31).
Jesus, by contrast, had a plain cover: “He
had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire
him” (Isaiah 53:2, NIV). His cover was plain,
but His content has never disappointed.
It’s easy to be attracted to, then be disappointed
by the world and its rulers. But Jesus Christ is
the Servant-King who has never disappointed,
and never will.
"If you wish to be disappointed,
look at others; if you wish to be
disheartened, look at yourself;
if you wish to be encouraged,
look to Jesus."
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