May God Himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, put you together – spirit, soul and body – and keep you fit for the coming of our master, Jesus Christ. The one who called you is dependable. If He said it, He’ll do…
Tag: restoration
“I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.” (John 21:3 NIV) People get hurt in church. They either get hurt by their…
“I will restore everything that was lost. God’s Decree.” (Jeremiah 32:44 MSG) We come to the final chapter of Jeremiah and find the prophet has written his closing words from the palace’s prison cell. He had been tossed in the clink by his own country’s…
“God told Jeremiah, “Up on your feet! Go to the potter’s house. When you get there, I’ll tell you what I have to say.” (Jeremiah 18:1-2 MSG) I love that the book of Jeremiah is included in the Old Testament canon. Why do I say…
“When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with sounds of joy.” (Psalm 126:1-2 NIV) Do you know what grows dim in an adult’s life? Laughter. The average four year old…
“You’re the One, O God, who does this. So You’re the One for whom we wait. You made it all. You do it all.” (Jeremiah 14:22 MSG) Jeremiah was known as the weeping prophet because his nation, the people of God, had wandered way off…
“I planned what I’d say if you returned to me: ‘Good! I’ll bring you back into the family. I’ll give you choice land, land that the godless nations would die for.’ And I imagined that you would say, ‘Dear father!’ and you would never again…
“I am God. And at the right time, I’ll make it happen.” (Isaiah 60:22 MSG) What will God make happen? Complete restoration. The entirety of chapter 60 speaks about Jerusalem being set right: the light returning, the Temple being rebuilt, the children of Israel coming…
“Look! Listen: God’s arm is not amputated He can still save. God’s ears are not stopped up – He can still hear. There’s nothing wrong with God: the wrong is in you. Your wrongheaded lives caused a split between you and God.” (Isaiah 59:1-2 MSG)…
“I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stoney, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees…