Go with me here for a moment and imagine what David’s
life would’ve been like without God. In his best moments David was good; a talented musical shepherd with respectable aim. Maybe he would’ve eventually been a marksman
in the Israelite army and earned prestige through his efforts. Those are all good things, right? In the eyes of the world they can be very
honorable things, but David didn’t want the world’s prestige and that’s why God
made him King. God saw that in David’s
heart of hearts his first love was not for the approval and appetite of
this world, but for God’s glory and that made all the difference.
In God, David was…Chosen, anointed, a king, called, obedient, saved, a conqueror, a repentant sinner, a mighty warrior, submissive, forgiven, loved, purposeful, honored, covenantal, sanctified, and redeemed.
What is the story of your life? Is there something in you
that God wants to move from good to glorious? What has God been revealing to
you over the past several weeks about who you are in Him? Maybe it’s a new revelation or maybe you’ve
been walking with Him for years and He’s reminding you of who you are all over
again? God longs for us to live with a
holy confidence that we are His children; chosen, forgiven, and saved into
eternity; none of which this world can offer us. It’s not about what we’re not
and where we fail, but about to whom we belong. His grace saves, not our
ability or inability to earn it. So how does your story read? I don’t know
about you but I much prefer glorious endings to good ones.
In Christ I am…