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🌿 Greater Glory

There’s a phrase in Scripture that has always stood out: God calling David “a man after My own heart.” Many have said it was because of David’s worship or his willingness to repent. Those are beautiful parts of his life, but the truth is, God spoke those words about David before he ever wrote a psalm or fought Goliath. So what was it that made God say that?

If we look closely, it wasn’t about what David did—it was about what was done to him. When Samuel came to anoint one of Jesse’s sons, David wasn’t even invited to the lineup. He was overlooked, disregarded, not even considered. And yet, that’s the one God chose.

This gives us hope. Because many of us know what it feels like to be overlooked. To be disregarded. To carry shame, anxiety, or depression. To wait for God to move while wondering why life feels so empty. But here’s the encouragement: those are the very places where God delights to show His power.

Ezekiel 36 gives us a promise that speaks right into this. God says: “Not for your sake, but for My holy name’s sake…” He promises to take the desolate land—the barren ground that everyone sees and calls a reproach—and make it flourish again. He says people will look and say, “This land which was desolate has become like the Garden of Eden.”

That’s the pattern we see with David. That’s the promise we hold for ourselves. What feels like rejection is really God’s setup. What looks desolate is the soil He tills to bring forth Eden. The shame, the waiting, even the ache of depression and anxiety—it’s all part of the shaping, the preparing, the conforming us into the image of His Son.

We may not see the fullness yet, but we can rest in this truth: God has called and predestined us for His glory. And when He brings us through, it won’t be for our sake alone, but so that the world will see and know—it was Him.

Greater glory is coming. And it will be worth it.

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