THE COVENANT

February 18, 2026

Jehovah Goel — The Lord Our Redeemer

After resting in El De’ot — the God who knows everything about me — tomorrow brings another deeply personal name: Jehovah Goel — The Lord our Redeemer.

There is something powerful about redemption.

Redemption means something was lost… and restored.
Something was broken… and bought back.
Something felt beyond repair… and God stepped in.

If I’m honest, there are parts of my life I wish had unfolded differently. Words I wish I hadn’t said. Seasons I wish had been shorter. Choices I wish I could redo. And sometimes the enemy whispers that what’s done is done — that damage is permanent.

But Jehovah Goel says otherwise.

A redeemer, in biblical times, was someone who stepped in on behalf of another — to rescue, restore, reclaim. It wasn’t casual. It was costly. And it was personal.

That’s who God is.

He doesn’t just forgive.
He restores.
He doesn’t just cover mistakes.
He redeems stories.

Jehovah Goel reminds me that no season is wasted in God’s hands. No failure is final. No broken piece is beyond His ability to restore.

Even Job — in the middle of loss, confusion, and suffering — declared, “I know that my redeemer lives.” Not because life made sense, but because he trusted the character of God.

There is hope in that.

Redemption doesn’t always look like going back to how things were. Sometimes it looks like God building something stronger from what was broken.

Today, I want to trust Jehovah Goel with every unfinished chapter — believing that He is still writing, still restoring, still redeeming.

Job 19:25 NIV

“I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.”

What part of your story feels unfinished or broken?
Where do you need to believe that redemption is still possible?
What would it look like to trust God with the pieces?

As you breathe in, whisper: “You redeem.”
As you breathe out, whisper: “I trust You.”

Reflection

Closing Prayer

Jehovah Goel, my Redeemer,
Thank You for stepping into my story with grace and power.

Where there has been loss, bring restoration.
Where there has been regret, bring renewal.
Where there has been brokenness, bring redemption.

Help me trust that nothing in my life is beyond Your ability to restore.
Today, I place my story in Your hands —
believing that my Redeemer lives.

Amen.