Did you know that Mother Theresa and Princess Diane died just a few days apart. Which death got the most attention? What kind of people does the world seem to love? Is it the smartest? The most talented? The beautiful? The strongest? The most impressive on the outside? What if God chose His children the same way as the world does? If that were the case, most of us would be disqualified. We’ve all got weaknesses. If humans were in charge of God’s grace, our failures, stories, and secrets would cause people to heads and say, “No way! Definitely not that one”. Here’s the good news: God doesn’t see His chosen the way the world does, not even the way other Christians might. He isn’t impressed with appearances. He isn’t fooled by the outside. He looks at the heart. That’s why the life of David matters so much. David was not the obvious choice, not in his family, not in Israel, not to anyone watching. But he was God’s choice. And his story reminds us of something that still matters today: God delights in raising up sinners who love Him, not because they are qualified, but because His Spirit empowers them.