Restoration is a state of returning something to its former state/condions. Or returning to its former /original place.
Many times of my survice with God, I have come to realize that God’s passion is seeing all people serving Him. One’s downfall from His presence touches Him that’s why He asks ” Do I take pleasure in the death of a weaked?” We find an answer “rather than that he should turn from his acts and live”
Restoration is one another foundational and basic element for all Christians whose faith has slumbered, many times people after falling, feels no more to raise again back to God. No! This isn’t a solution, very fast you ought to raise, there is more another chance! Run to God and tell Him “OH FATHER, AM BACK AGAIN.” He is a father of mercy.
In Luke 15,, we see Jesus using a parable to reflect the heart of the Father (God).
Here we read ” Luke 15:11-32
[11]Then He said: “A certain man had two sons.
[12]And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. ’ So he divided to them his livelihood.
[13]And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.
[14]But when he had spent all, there arose a seveire famine in that land, and he began to be in want.
[15]Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
[16]And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.
[17]“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
[18]I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you,
[19]and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’
[20]“And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
[21]And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
[22]“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
[23]And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;
[24]for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
[25]“Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
[26]So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
[27]And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’
[28]“But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him.
[29]So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.
[30]But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’
[31]“And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.
[32]It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found. ”
In verse 32 of the opening chapter, the father says to the elder son “It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found. ”
In Ezekiel 18:23, we can deeply discover God’s idea on restoration.
We read ” Ezekiel 18:23
[23]Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord God, “and not that he should turn from his ways and live?
What do we discover from these scriptures? What do we really learn!
We find that God needs us back to Him .
How are you moving on with your God? How is your relationship with him?
Is your love for God still strong as it was at the begibjimg. Realize it!
All long after the boy mistaking to his father, he realizes his mistakes and say ” I will raise and go to my father.”.
Its about realizing and restoring all the gone ones: our love with God, relationships, His prences in our lives and more.
It’s a bout remembering and repenting. “
Revelation 2:5
[5]Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent ” (Revelation 2:5)
Raise, remember the last times when you were at the picks, and turn to God. Maybe you used to intercede for the sick, you used to visit and share and encourage your fellows,, maybe you used to preach /teach and you could see people devoted to God just through your preaching/teachings.
Nevertheless! It isn’t too late, God needs you back. You can still do it! Remember the heights you have fallen and turn back. He is a merceful God.
Many times we have given much time to he devil. Giving him chances to control and drive our lives.
Lets turn to Genesis 3 and learn something, we read, Genesis 3:1
[1]Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”
In the same way, Satan still asks us the very quentions today, “will God really accept you? Is He really with you? Will it be so bad when you give in for this one time? Is fasting and Bible reading really important?
Before you come to know it, you’re caught between doubts and disbliefs.
Stop listening to such, stop! Don’t give time to the devil. We see that if Eve had not given anytime to the serpent, it wouldn’t be able to confuses and mislead her, but just giving time to listen from it, resulted into fall of man.
Remember how much you used to pray when you were sick, when you wanted school tuition, how you prayed when you wanted a baby, a job, job promotion. Remember the covenants you made with God. Raise once again with strength and dust off yourself. God’s arms are open for you.
“Hope the message has been touching.
Welcome home, let’s serve together.
M W JOHNAS