Knowing Him Daily

26.December.2025

One of my pastors has a saying that goes something like this: never make a decision that will affect you permanently based upon a temporary circumstance.

Let us pause and consider the generations of people, every single one, known and unknown, who played a part in Jesus’ entrance into the world as a man. Each life mattered. Each choice mattered. One decision, made faithfully or foolishly, echoed forward through time.

God has always been weaving redemption through imperfect people.

Consider King David. His indiscretion with Bathsheba and the loss of her husband altered the course of his assignment. Because of that one decision, David was no longer permitted by God to build the temple.

“But God said to me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’” 1 Chronicles 28:3 NLT

And yet, David’s heart did not turn bitter. He did not grow angry with God. He humbled himself. He repented. Though he could not build the temple, he was still allowed to prepare for it, to gather resources, to fund what his son would one day build. God still used him. God still honored a surrendered heart.

“Then David gave Solomon the plans for the Temple and… all the plans he had in mind for the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple… for the gifts dedicated to the Lord.” 1 Chronicles 28:11–12 NLT

Perhaps you believe you have said or done things that disqualify you from being used by God. No. That is a lie from the enemy, and it must be rejected.

If there is sin that needs to be stopped, confessed, or repented of, let that be your next step. Repentance is not shame, it is an invitation into freedom. Once you have turned your heart back toward Him, ask this simple question, Lord, what do You have for me now?

You are in a new season.

Rest in this beautiful truth. He loves you so deeply that He sent His one and only Son.

“That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:15–16 NKJV

Let us allow Him to redeem every chapter of our story, trusting that even our past cannot stop God’s purposes when our hearts remain yielded to Him.

The same God who entered the world in humility continues to walk in us and with us into what comes next. In the days ahead, we will lift our eyes, listen more closely, and prepare our hearts for the new season God is unfolding before us.

A dear friend recently reminded me of something powerful.

“Allowing past thoughts or the remembrance of the past, that is not even you. That is a violation of our salvation.”

What a gift it is to remember that in Jesus, we are not defined by who we were, but by who He has redeemed us to be.

For today, let us simply remain here, grateful, hopeful, and open.

And as we prepare to enter into a new year, let us carry this same heart of hope and expectation into the days ahead, ready to see all that God has prepared for us.