Samuel needed a reset on how he sees people. Jesse's family needed a reset on how they sees people. Bethlehem needed it. We need it, too. We need to look at people not through the ideas of popular culture, but to look at their hearts.
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]