The book of Judges is my story. It’s your story even though it was first ancient Israel’s story. God rescued His people, and for a while they were grateful. Then they ran after other things, forgetting what God had done for them. So God, in His severe mercy, let them taste the fruit of all their choices. Life was bitter.

They came to their senses and cried out to God for deliverance. God rescued them, but unfortunately, the cycle started all over again—faith followed by failure.

Like each of our stories, however, the book of Judges isn’t ultimately about our failures; it’s about God’s faithful love. Our human frailty and failure serve as a spotlight on God’s unstoppable love for us.

“I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you. And you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this?” (Judges 2:1–2 NKJV)

God loves us enough to keep His covenant with us even when we don’t keep our end of the deal. He loves us enough to confront us, let us fail and flounder, and even let us forget Him. But He loves us too much to let us go.

God meets your repeated failures with His radical faithfulness! His mercy is new every morning, and His faithfulness is great—greater than your worst mistake, deeper than your greatest regret, and bigger than any blunder.

“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted” (Judges 17:6 HCSB). But today, you do have a King who is ready to extend mercy to you. The King of kings loves you and gives you mercy and faithful love. He does it when you least deserve or expect it. Keep walking toward God’s faithful love, and you will find it. Lean into the mercy of God today, and find that His mercy is so much bigger than any mess you may have made.