During one of the darkest seasons of my life, as I struggled through a bitter divorce, my loving mother faithfully mailed me an Our Daily Bread devotional each month. Sadly, for nearly two years, I tossed every single one into the trash. I was convinced I could figure life out on my own.
I couldn't.
About that same time, my father—who loved me deeply—sent me his own Bible. Instead of receiving it as an act of love, I was offended. I mailed it back with a note saying I didn't need his because I already had one. Looking back, I can only imagine how deeply that must have hurt him.
Yet neither my parents nor God gave up on me. They loved me with a love that refused to quit.
In His mercy, God gave me a second chance. He brought into my life a godly man filled with compassion—someone who not only loved me but embraced my children as his own.
More than thirty years later, every morning still begins with Our Daily Bread. What I once rejected has become one of God's daily gifts to me—a lasting reminder of a mother's faithfulness, a father's unwavering love, and a Heavenly Father whose grace never stopped pursuing me.
No matter how hard I tried, I could never outrun His love or ruin His plans for my life.
Scripture overflows with reminders that God's love is limitless, unchanging, and unconditional. It is wider than our failures, deeper than our shame, and stronger than our worst decisions.
"May you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully." — Ephesians 3:18–19
The song "Perfect Love of Jesus" by LO Worship brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. It reminds me not of my failures, but of God's faithfulness. "Overwhelming grace covers all my days. Oh, the perfect love of Jesus is everything to me."
Jeremiah 31:3 echoes the same beautiful truth: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness."
How often do we believe we've gone too far for God to reach us? Too broken to be restored? Too ashamed to come home? The cross declares otherwise.
God's perfect love is not based on our performance but on His character. His love pursues us, waits for us, restores us, and never lets go.
Is there an area of your life where you've been resisting God's love? Could it be that He has been pursuing you all along, patiently waiting for you to receive the grace He has freely offered?
His love has never stopped reaching for you.
Closing Prayer Father, thank You for loving me even when I turned away. Thank You for never giving up on me and for pursuing me with unfailing grace. Help me to fully receive Your perfect love and to extend that same love to others. In Jesus precious name, Amen.