- Joel 2:25 And I will restore or replace for you the years that the locust has eaten–the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust, My great army which I sent among you.
26 And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord, your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you. And My people shall never be put to shame.
27 And you shall know, understand, and realize that I am in the midst of Israel and that I the Lord am your God and there is none else. My people shall never be put to shame.
- John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
RESTORATION. Is the recovery of that which was stolen or lost.
RESTORATION. refers to the repair of that which was damaged.
RESTORATION. Refers to the release of the withheld rewards or dews.
RESTORATION. Refers to the renewal or renovation of that which lost its state of originality .
RESTORATION. Refers to a reinstatement to your former glory or position.
RESTORATION. Refers to the realization of purpose and destiny.
– The devil in one of three agenda and assignments it has is stealing . The devil is a specialist robber but God is the restorer of the stolen things.
– The devil is specialised in stealing , but God is specialised in bringing it back.
1 Samuel 9:1-3
Saul’s Search
1There was a man of [the tribe of] Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of influence and wealth. 2 Kish had a son named Saul, a choice and handsome man; among the sons of Israel there was not a man more handsome than he. From his shoulders and up he was [a head] taller than any of the people.
3 Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, had wandered off and were lost. Kish said to his son Saul, “Please take one of the servants with you and arise, go look for the donkeys.”
When you read this story and end in verse 17 , you will realise that when they searched for the lost donkey and they could not find , the only alternative was to go back home. But the servant said hold on, there is a man in this town who can tell us the way we can take to find the donkey . But Saul said how can I go to see a man of God bear handed ? We have used all the money and the servant said I have literally few shekel left with me , we shall give him and Saul said good let’s go and their way Samuel saw them , and remembered what the Lord had told him about the instance.
In chapter 10 we see Samuel anointing Saul as a king of Israel.
[KJV] 2 Kings 6:5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.[KJV] 2 Kings 6:6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.[KJV] 2 Kings 6:7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
If this night you can show the Holy Spirit where your lost joy, peace, grace, God has the ability to break the law of certain rule of order and it will, come to you swimming.
The children of Israel laboured for 430 years in Egypt without any reward.
But when the God who restores stepped in their situation , they got their arrears which they were denied for all those years.
[KJV] Exodus 3:21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.[ESV] Exodus 3:22 but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.”
[ESV] Exodus 12:36 And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
If your labour had been rewarded appropriately , you would not be where you are now. But I hear in the realm of the spirit, that there is a release of withheld rewards and dews your arrears are coming in Jesus mighty name.
PRAYER VERSES.
1.[ESV] Jeremiah 30:17 For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’ Vs.18 “Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob and have compassion on his dwellings; the city shall be rebuilt on its mound, and the palace shall stand where it used to be.Vs.19 Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving, and the voices of those who celebrate. I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
- The result of the restoration the restoration would be both physically( you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied) and spiritually ( You shall praise the name of the Lord who has dealt wondrously you).
The conclusion summarises God’s intention for the restoration.
” And my people shall never again be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and the I am the Lord your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
3.[NIV] Isaiah 45:17 But Israel will be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; you will never be put to shame or disgraced, to ages everlasting.[NIV] Isaiah 45:18 For this is what the Lord says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: “I am the Lord, and there is no other. ( shame and disgrace shall not be your portion, but grace will bring un usual turn around in your life in Jesus Name. )
4.Psalm 126Amplified Bible (AMP)
Thanksgiving for Return from Captivity.
A Song of [a]Ascents.
126 When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem),
We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].
2.Then our mouth was filled with laughter
And our tongue with joyful shouting;
Then they said among the nations,
3.“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us;
We are glad!
4.Restore our [b]captivity, O Lord,
As the stream-beds in the South (the Negev) [are restored by torrents of rain].
5.They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing.
6.He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed [for planting],
Will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
By Apostle Gift Sira