Monday, December 22, 2014

The Gift of Salvation through Restoration

"I am sick at heart. How long, O lord, until you restore me?" Psalms 6:3

Restoration: the process of returning something to its original condition by repairing it, cleaning it, etc. 
The act of bringing bringing something back that existed before.

I did a bible search of the word restore this morning. It appears 114 times in the NIV Bible. It's what this walk with God is all about! 

From the beginning, God created man to be like him. But God knew man would fall, fail, and turn from him. That was the danger of giving humans free will. But in his beautiful love and grace, God implemented a plan for restoration. Falling and failure are not final! They are the means to an end; That end being a right relationship with God. We began this life in the image of our Father. But our own humanness leads us astray to fulfill our own desires. Evil inflicted on us by others causes deep wounds that feel as though they will never heal. Trials and tribulations seek to keep us from the love of God

But my dear GFF, know that your God loves you perfectly! There is nothing that he cannot use to bring glory to his name and you to your knees in humble surrender. He never allows a chapter in your life that he won't use for the restoration of your soul. He longs for you to abide in deep fellowship with him and a trial may be the exact way you learn to crawl up into his big daddy arms and be held. 

I don't know where you are today in your walk with the Lord, but if you are in need of restoration, it is available to you. It's what God longs to do in your life. The storms in your life don't need to quit raging for you to find comfort and peace. You don't need to have all the answers before you can praise the One true God. You're safe in God's love and his unfailing grace. Focus on Truth, not the trial today. The truth is found in Jesus and the gift of his salvation!

Dear Lord,
"Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you." Psalm 51:12

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