Restored

 I came across a kind of paraphrase/definition of Jeremiah 30:17. It moves me deeply. God is a Restorer of what is broken. In your moments of deepest pain, He is already working to heal, to rebuild, and to make you whole again. Powerful, and so true.

One thing among many that is true for all of us is that we are born broken into a broken world. Broken by sin. Sin that affects us all, from the inside out. We are both victims and participants. We are captives, and we have no power in ourselves to make ourselves free. The evidence of this is everywhere. None of us are unscathed by this reality. Yet there is hope. Hope that has as its source, Jesus Christ. He is the Life that conquers death, the Light that pierces the deepest darkness, and the hope that crushes the most crushing despair.

All of us need to receive and experience the truth of Jeremiah 30:17. Where is brokenness laying hold of your life, your marriage, your family? Where is the pain, the suffering? Where are the wounds, the deep, festering wounds? What has been destroyed, seemingly beyond repair? Where do you feel like your life has been shattered into thousands of different pieces? Where are you feeling like just giving up?

Can you dare to believe the truth of Jeremiah 30:17. Can you dare to believe that He is the Restorer of even the most broken things? Can you dare to believe that in the deepest pain, the most intense suffering, He is there, applying His healing balm? Can you dare to believe He can bind up every wound, every broken heart, marriage, and family? Can you dare to believe that even in the most hopeless of situations, He is your hope, that despite appearances, He is at work? That He will heal, rebuild, restore, and make whole? 

I cannot give you timelines or details. I cannot tell you what His restoration will look like. I can only tell you that what He promises in this verse is true and it is real. I have experienced it. So have countless others. So can you. Dare to believe Him. Dare to receive Him in the fullness of His promises. He is the Restorer. He is the One who makes all things new. Let Him be the One who does so for you.

Blessings,
Pastor O