From the Desk of D.C. Robertsson
Reflections on Scripture, faith, and daily living—written to encourage and anchor you in God’s truth. New posts are added regularly alongside book releases and devotional updates.
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Day 27 — No Pit Too Deep
“I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud; and He set my feet on a rock, making my footsteps firm.” Psalm 40:1–2 Some pits you fall into. Others you dig yourself. Whether it was…
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Day 26 — Beauty From Ashes
“To grant those who mourn in Zion, giving them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.” Isaiah 61:3 Ashes are what’s left…
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Day 25 — The Gospel Is for the Crushed
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners.” Isaiah 61:1 The gospel isn’t for the strong. It’s not a reward for the moral.…
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Day 24 — Held in the Breaking
“The eternal God is a dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms…” Deuteronomy 33:27 There are moments when life breaks you so deeply, you wonder if you’ll ever feel whole again. Not just disappointed—but dismantled. Not just wounded—but undone. Something in you gives way, and you’re not even sure what’s left to stand on.…
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Day 23 — God Is Near the Shattered
“For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, Who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy: ‘I dwell on a high and holy place, and also with the contrite and lowly of spirit, in order to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.’” Isaiah 57:15 You…
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Day 22 — Grace in the Grief
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Some grief comes from loss. But some comes from **seeing clearly what sin has done**. We mourn not just because we’ve been wounded, but because we’ve *done the wounding*. Not just because something broke—but because we helped break it. Sometimes we mourn what…
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Day 21 — Your Story Isn’t Over
“Being confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6 There are chapters in life that feel like endings. A diagnosis. A divorce. A failure so deep you’re not sure you’ll recover. Something breaks—and the temptation is to believe…
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Day 20 — Hope That Waits Through Silence
“It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the Lord.” Lamentations 3:26 There are seasons when heaven seems quiet. You pray—and nothing changes. You cry—and no answer comes. You wait—and wait—and the silence only deepens. And slowly, you begin to wonder: *Has God stopped listening? Or worse… has He stopped caring?* Jeremiah…
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Day 19 — He Binds the Brokenhearted
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 Some wounds aren’t open anymore, but they never really closed. Time passed. The bleeding stopped. But the pain still lingers—quiet, familiar, numbing. You’ve learned how to live with it, but not how to heal from it. And sometimes you wonder if you ever will.…
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Day 18 — The God Who Sees You
“She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are a God who sees me,’ for she said, ‘Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?’” Genesis 16:13 Hagar wasn’t supposed to matter. She was a servant. A foreigner. A woman caught in the fallout of someone else’s bad decisions. She…