Restoration
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Here is an astounding truth for any follower of Jesus Christ:
However bad things look for you, God’s heart is ALWAYS working for your restoration.
Eric reminded us yesterday from Zechariah 4 that even though God’s people had let him down, had floundered, had forsaken the House of God in favour of building their own homes - He could not write them off. Rather, He told them that by His Grace and His Spirit, He would bring restoration.
One of our enemies arch weapons against us is to turn our minds inwards to see all the problems and difficulties and failures. Yet your Father wants to work for you as you humble yourself before Him:
“This is the Word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty’” Zechariah 4:6
God would oversee and empower the restoration of His purposes in His people. And who would take the credit for it would be clear:
'Who [are] you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of "Grace, grace to it!"’ Zechariah 4:7
By the power of His Spirit and His Grace, He will bring restoration of all the enemy has robbed, and all we have lost through our poor choices.
Living Grace Church has had, in some regards, a tough time recently. Serious attempts have been made to rob us and divert us from our purpose and the promises His Word has brought. Yet in His mercy and by His Spirit, as we gathered together yesterday, God spoke right into our situation.
He reminded us through a prophetic word in tongues that we know the way to go, we know the right path, and we need to walk it: He told us through propehetic encouragement that we should not falter and give in to discouragement: then He taught us through prophetic preaching that we can rely on Him for restoration as we refuse discouragement and lies.
