David had the audacity to declare that goodness and mercy would follow him all the days of his life. Not just the days when he walked in integrity, fully devoted to the Lord, but all his days; every day, and in every situation, goodness and mercy would be there for him.

The Lord totally understands the challenge that forgiveness brings, for every sin is an afront against Him.

Everything that we undertake is small compared to the works of God, yet He rejoices to see us become involved in what He is doing.

In times we least expect, and in ways we cannot contrive, He speaks into our world.

Surrender is the response of love for those who know they are loved. Saying yes becomes easy when we understand the immense care and generosity of our kind and loving Saviour.

Home is more than a house we live in or being with the people who raised us. It’s the yearning to belong, the reaching of our hearts to be welcomed and celebrated. Home is not only connected to our memories, but also our dreams.

God loves to take the activities and destruction of the enemy and showcase His grace. He takes ashes and brings forth beauty, turns failure into victory, restores what was lost, and redeems what was broken.

Why is the forgiveness of our sins for God’s sake? I always assumed it was for ours. We are the ones who are forgiven of sin, released from bondage, made righteous, accepted, and free. So what does He gain from a painful, humiliating, sin atoning sacrifice?

Even in their mockery, the chief priests and scribes echoed God’s purpose and plan. Jesus had saved others, but Himself He could not save.

When Jesus returns, His reward will be with Him. He will generously reward all that is of Him and remove all that is not. None of us will be left holding for eternity something that we regret, wrongly pursued, or mistakenly entertained.

Jesus chose the whip because He wants us healed. Our battle with temptation and sin does not negate the work of the cross, nor does any battle with sickness, infirmity, or disease undermine the redemption that has been freely given.

Our Heavenly Father gently calls us to be with Him before life stirs and activity floods our world. Before the dawn, we savour the presence of One who floods our soul with light. We watch as He imparts the brilliance of His love, across the contours of our day.

A friend is someone we turn to when we’re in need, someone who helps us, stands by us, and never abandons us during tough times.

Is this how we see Jesus?

Our life is hidden with Christ in God, our heavenly abode even while we reside on earth. Those who are willing to live in Him and for Him, are safely hidden in the Rock.

We no longer need to live under guilt regarding our past or shame over what has been. We can choose to forget, because God already has.

God in His Holiness, reclaiming man in his sinfulness; unapproachable light infusing fallen man. Impossible. But then, He is the God of the impossible.

We are changed by “rubbing in” what we have received until it becomes part of who we are. It is not the truth we know, but the truth we live, that brings transformation.

Love tells us that relationships and connection is worth fighting for. Love holds us steady when the heart would rather run and hide.

Your chapters aren’t just your story – they are God’s story. He is the true author and is working your life according to a glorious plan.

God delights to appear in small places; to use the common and forgotten to transform the ordinary.