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by Michelle Brinson
1 Peter 5:10 NIV
Have you ever tried to restore an old piece of furniture? It's not an easy task. Perhaps you had this piece of furniture in your family for a while and it had sentimental value. Or maybe you saw it in an antique store and you could sense the beauty underneath. Whatever the case was, you didn't think this item should be thrown away… that it had some value and was worth saving.
Did you know God feels that way about us?
He wants to restore us. We are of value to Him. Even in our sin… He knows there is beauty underneath. We are worth saving! This is the reason He sent Jesus Christ… to restore us.
However, the restoration process doesn't come easily. You've got to scrub away the dirt. Simply trying to cover up the dirt won't work. This is true whether you're restoring furniture or yourself.
The good news is that while restoring furniture requires a lot of elbow grease - when it comes to personal restoration… God does all the work.
According to Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary, in reference to 1 Peter 5:10, "The perfecting, establishing, strengthening, and settling, of good people in grace, and their perseverance therein, is so difficult a work, that only the God of all grace can accomplish it; and therefore he is earnestly to be sought unto by continual prayer, and dependence upon his promises."
Personal restoration isn't something we can do on our own. No matter how hard we try. We must rely on God. He created us. He knows us inside and out. He knows how to clean us and through Jesus Christ, we become whiter than snow.
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Psalm 51:7 NIV
I know many people claim Jeremiah 29:11 as their life verse – and it is truly a powerful verse. However, if you stop there, you are truly missing an incredible truth. It goes on to say…
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity.
I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."
Jeremiah 29: 12-15 NIV
The key is to seek the Lord. Seek Him with all your heart. He is your shepherd. He will restore you.
Psalm 23: 3 NIV
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Michelle sees her marriage as a ministry and desires for it and herself to be used by God. She and her husband and son are active members of their church. She is also passionate about spreading the good news locally as well as internationally via mission trips to East Africa and wherever else the Lord leads.
Michelle is a talented writer and speaker who prays God will use her in sharing His hope and truths to those who are hurting and in need of love.
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