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Sisters: Latter-Day Voices
Vintage Cars, Water Bottles, and God’s View of You
From water bottles to vintage cars to the story of King David, Clare, and Candice explore how true value isn’t about appearance or where you are, it’s about how God sees your heart. This uplifting mini episode will remind you not to settle for places or people who undervalue you.
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1 Samuel 9:2 (King James)
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Candice Buchanan: Welcome to the Sisters Podcast, Sisters: Latter-day Voices. I'm Candice.
Clare Craner: And I'm Clare. All right, I was scrolling through Facebook the other day and saw something I thought was clever. It said: A bottle of water can be one dollar at the market, three dollars at a restaurant, four dollars at the movies, and six dollars in an airport. It’s the same exact water — the only thing that changes its value is the place. So, the next time you feel like you have no value, maybe you’re in the wrong place.
I loved that. It reminded me of a car analogy I heard long before Facebook and Instagram. I remember hearing different versions, but the story goes like this:
A granddaughter’s grandpa gifts her a car and says, “I want you to take it to this old car lot and see how much it’s worth.” She does, and they tell her, “It’s really old and beat up, worth about a thousand dollars.” She goes back and tells her grandpa, and he says, “Okay, now take it to a pawn shop.”
The pawn shop says, “It’s just a couple hundred dollars.” She reports back, and he says, “All right, now take it to this car club.”
She takes it there, and they tell her, “Wow, this is a vintage car! It’s worth a hundred thousand dollars.”
The point of the story is: the right place values you the right way. Don’t stay somewhere you’re not appreciated or where you’re undervalued. That story stuck with me from when I was little, and the water bottle story reminded me of it.
Candice Buchanan: It reminds me of parenting too. I think the same way about friends for my children. If you’re hanging out with people who make fun of you, put you down, or don’t value you — those aren’t the right friends. Your friends should respect and love you for who you are.
Clare Craner: Exactly. Especially with school just starting up, it’s important to choose good friends who value you — and that you value them, too.
That also reminded me of a story in the Old Testament. I wanted to share the story of David and Samuel. It’s been a while, so I refreshed my memory.
For context: In the Old Testament, Israel is asking the Lord for a king. The Lord says, “Are you sure? I just delivered you out of Egypt, but if you really want one…” They insist, so in chapter 9 of 1 Samuel, Samuel anoints Saul as king.
Here’s 1 Samuel 9:2 from the King James Version: “And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.”
Basically, Saul was tall and good-looking. I thought it was interesting to also look it up on a site like BibleHub, where you can see other versions — for example, the NIV (New International Version) says: “Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller than anyone else.”
Candice Buchanan: Handsome and tall. Wow.
Clare Craner: Yeah. I like checking different translations sometimes for clarity, especially with the Old Testament. I used to think maybe it wasn’t okay since our church primarily uses the King James Version, but even some scripture scholars use modern translations for understanding, then go back to the King James. That made me feel better about it.
Anyway, Saul is anointed king. But in chapter 13, Samuel tells Saul to wait seven days before offering a sacrifice. Samuel is delayed, so Saul offers the burnt offering himself — but he’s not a priest or prophet, so that’s a big no-no.
Here’s 1 Samuel 13:13–14: “And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God… But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart…”
Saul disobeys again in chapter 15. God tells Samuel to go to Jesse’s house in Bethlehem to anoint the next king. Samuel looks at Jesse’s son Eliab and thinks he must be the one, but the Lord says in 1 Samuel 16:7: “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature… for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.”
Samuel looks at seven sons — none are chosen. Then Jesse says, “Well, I have one more, David, but he’s out tending the sheep.”
Candice Buchanan: We don’t worry about him.
Clare Craner: Exactly. But they bring him in, and the Lord says, “This is he.” David is described as ruddy, with a beautiful countenance — apparently also handsome.
Candice Buchanan: I wonder if maybe he wasn’t the obvious choice like Saul — maybe shorter, less impressive at first glance — just a hardworking shepherd.
Clare Craner: Possibly. But God saw David’s heart. Saul looked impressive outwardly, but his heart was disobedient. God immediately knew David was faithful.
Candice Buchanan: That ties back to the water bottle story — maybe you’re just in the wrong place. And for youth especially, if you’re judging your worth by social media, you’re not going to find it there. Go somewhere you can see your true worth — the way God sees you.
Clare Craner: Yes. God sees your true heart and your true worth.
Candice Buchanan: You could be a vintage classic car — worth so much more than you think.
Clare Craner: Or a Formula One car.
Candice Buchanan: A McLaren, mm-hmm.
Clare Craner: Exactly. Well, thanks for joining us.
Candice Buchanan: Till next time. Bye.