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God- Keeper, Provider and Restorer
June 5, 2024 by Felecia Murphy
God’s Promise of Provision and Restoration
The Bible highlights God’s commitment to provide for us in every season of life. Although the winter does come and old things do pass away, the Lord promises that spring will also come, and He will renew and heal various aspects of our lives through His divine love, compassion, and mercy.
When we trust in God’s power and seek His forgiveness and guidance, we can experience hope and new beginnings
The desire of God’s heart is for all things to be Good and for all that is broken to be restored. This was his plan from the beginning and his plans for his creation have not changed.
When He created the Heavens and the earth and all those within it He said that His creation was good.
Genesis 1:31-God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
God plans to redeem all that was lost in the fall, those things that have become corrupt on the earth and in the lives of individuals. This is why Jesus came to redeem mankind. Through Jesus Christ, we are rescued from the power of sin and brought into God’s kingdom.
Colossians 1:13-14 beautifully captures the essence of redemption:
“For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
Christ’s blood paid the price for our redemption, reconciling us to God and granting forgiveness.
Ephesians 1:7 "In Him, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."
One day Jesus will return to the earth again to redeem the earth and all of His people and all will be put back in order. Remember this when you feel down and out and when things are not going right in your life; God is your champion, and his desire is to see you fully restored.
But don’t take my word for it, read these verses from the Bible to see God’s heart for His people and His plans for the earth
Revelation 21:1-5 ESV Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
Acts 3:21 ESV Whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.
