God wants to restore things – better than they ever were. He promises to restore, deliver, provide, and protect. These are the Words I cling to when life ‘happens’. Don’t let the ‘weeds’ choke out the LIFE of His Word!
Joel 2:25-27
The Message (MSG)
“I’ll make up for the years of the locust,
the great locust devastation—
Locusts savage, locusts deadly,
fierce locusts, locusts of doom,
That great locust invasion
I sent your way.
You’ll eat your fill of good food.
You’ll be full of praises to your God,
The God who has set you back on your heels in wonder.
Never again will my people be despised.
You’ll know without question
that I’m in the thick of life with Israel,
That I’m your God, yes, your God,
the one and only real God.
Never again will my people be despised.Jeremiah 30:16-17
The Message (MSG)
“‘Everyone who hurt you will be hurt;
your enemies will end up as slaves.
Your plunderers will be plundered;
your looters will become loot.
As for you, I’ll come with healing,
curing the incurable,
Because they all gave up on you
and dismissed you as hopeless—
that good-for-nothing Zion.’Psalm 51:7-15
The Message (MSG)
Soak me in your laundry and I’ll come out clean,
scrub me and I’ll have a snow-white life.
Tune me in to foot-tapping songs,
set these once-broken bones to dancing.
Don’t look too close for blemishes,
give me a clean bill of health.
God, make a fresh start in me,
shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.
Don’t throw me out with the trash,
or fail to breathe holiness in me.
Bring me back from gray exile,
put a fresh wind in my sails!
Give me a job teaching rebels your ways
so the lost can find their way home.
Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God,
and I’ll sing anthems to your life-giving ways.
Unbutton my lips, dear God;
I’ll let loose with your praise.
The Message (MSG)
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I love the print you posted , Joel 2: 25, with the words: I will Restore to You . It has one single yellow flower on it; stubbornly growing on a curb. Where can I purchase this print/canvas? I’ve been searching for it for ages.
Thank you.
Larry
I am not sure Larry. I found it on Pinterest. I get most of my images there.
Thanks, Diana.
First He must break us and then restore us to something better.
Amen Ropheka, amen
Amen! This post is a blessing!!
Thanks also for the mention! godssceneryandpromises
Love all of your postings. I just wait on the Lord for all of His Promises for both of our lives… Love ya
Thank you for ministering to us in such an honest and godly way. God bless you!
Thank you for your kindness Deb. I know God has a plan. I just don’t always ‘get’ it. God bless you too sis, Diana