We’ve reached a sliding doors moment in the book of Samuel.
The LORD rejected King Saul, and the kingdom was given over to someone better than Saul.

But who is this next king? What makes him better than Saul?

Samuel evaluates potential kings based on what the last king looked like on the outside. The LORD, however, chooses the next king by what noone can see: the inner workings and ambitions of his heart.

God chooses what’s best. All the time, every time. His choice is the youngest son of Jesse, the second-greatest king in God’s story.

1 Samuel 16:1-13