God Restores

Our God is in the restoration business. He is like those guys on television that we see buy these old cars, antiques, or something that looks beaten up and out of shape and He makes them new again. The great thing is that God is so much better than those on television. God works to restore the lives of His children that He loves so much.

How much does God love us you may ask? A lot is the answer, so much so that He gave up His own Son to die on a cross for us. God decided to let His Son die in order to let us live, an imperfect creation full of sin. Let me take a moment to put this in prospective. I recently heard this story and I figured I would give you the short version. Here we go.

“There was a man that was a drawbridge operator. He was to raise the bridge for the boats to pass underneath and to lower it for the passenger train. One day he brought his son to work. The kid got to see all the boats and the wonderful water. When it came time to lower the bridge there was a horrible sound. The son had fallen into the gears of the bridge and could not get free. The operator had a choice to make. To leave the controls and save his son and allow the approaching train to crash into the raised bridge or to lower the bridge to save those on the train and in turn lose his son. He decided to lower the bridge.”

Let the story sink in just a little bit. God, gave up His Son, so that we could be saved. This is how much God loves us. And it gets better, nothing can separate us from this love. You want proof? Read Romans 8:35-39.

God restores, as life beats and bangs us up, God is there to bring healing. Five years ago I was at a point that life threw everything it had at me. I had lost everything. If you would have asked me then if I would ever do missions or live overseas I would have said no. I would have told you that I have failed God and how could God ever use me when I am so messed up? 

The thing is God was right there in the moment. He was already working in my life to restore me. Where I had failed Him, He gave forgiveness. He washed me clean. Took out the dents and called me to the mission field. Over the years there have been people in my life helping me and shaping me into the person I am today. I now find myself living overseas serving a God that loves me so much and cares about me. 

No matter what has happened in your life it is not to big for God. God can restore you, God can use you still. It may not be overseas missions but God still has a plan and a purpose for you. You will impact someones life. You can change the life of someone. All we need to do is surrender ourselves to God and allow Him to do the good work inside and restore us.