Restore

January 3

He restores my soul… Psalm 23:3

God is in the restoration business.  Not like with old furniture, but in restoring hearts and souls.  I suppose there are some similarities to restoring furniture.  An antique family heirloom might show years of wear and use.  A yard sale find may need lots of scrapes and scratches covered.  We are like that sometimes, aren’t we?

We need our scrapes with sin covered.  We need our years of resisting God’s direction wiped away.  God is willing to do that for us.  In fact, He sent His Son to do the work.  Jesus took all our mistakes, all our scrapes, all our wear and tear and wiped them away.  His grace and mercy cover us with a shiny new finish, fully restored to a right relationship with God and with a place in heaven secured.  

I believe God also knows that our bodies need restoration.  He built a rest day into our week.  Sometimes we use that day like any other, cramming in all we can to maximize our time.  Make yourself rest instead.  Restore your energy so that you are better equipped to do the work God has for you the next day.  He needs you to be ready!