Joel 2:25 (Darby)
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
The God whom we serve is not only a covenant-keeping God who fulfils everything He has ever promised us, but He is also the God of restoration who gives back to His people everything they’ve ever lost to the enemy. He has done it before, and He is still doing it today.
There is a thief who keeps destroying and stealing from us by deception, the original state of God’s intentions for mankind. John 10:10, he has stolen from us peace, joy, unity, health, prosperity and many more but instead, we have wound up with hatred, strife, bitterness, jealousy, perversion, -sickness, disease and much more. The power of God’s restoration goes beyond your imagination and need, it transcends the physical because God knows you need to be physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually whole to be a useful and essential tool in His hands and army.
I will repay you for the years…. says the Lord, vs 25.
What exactly is God offering in His repayment package? What did you do, what loss did you suffer, what got stolen or damaged that He says He will repay?
The answer is ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. There is no limit to what He can pay back by restoration, if in doubt, check out:
Total restoration. Job’s life- the book of Job.
Restoration to life and wealth. The Shunamite woman- 2 kings 4:8-17, 8:1-6.
Restoration of vision. Your vision may have been lost or misplaced but the Lord can and will restore your vision, the ability to see clearer, better, and further. To see beyond your physical eyes and current situation. Proverbs 29:18.
Restoration of hope. Hope is the optimistic attitude of mind based on an expectation of positive outcomes. Romans 8:24-25, your hope needs to be mingled with your faith to see and receive from the Lord.
Restoration of confidence, yours may have been undermined by life’s experiences, eroded by someone or you just lost confidence in the Lord, take heart, the Lord can restore your confidence, Hebrews 13:6.
Restoration to health, God wants to restore you to health Jeremiah 30:17, After all, the 39 stripes on Jesus’s back was for and still is for your healing. So, let God restore you to wholeness from whatever sickness have taken from you.
What kind of restoration does God want to give you?
Isaiah 43:18-19 tells us He will bring Joel 2:25 to pass, but first, you need to forget all the history plaguing you and move forward towards the brand-new thing the Lord has in store that will be most wonderful compared to what you’ve lost or suffered. Brand new means, you never had that before and as it always is with God, it will surpass anything you have ever known.
The Lord’s restoration surpasses anything you can imagine, He gives you more than like for like, more than you asked for, more than you deserve and more than you can hold so that you will have more than enough and more to give away in blessings.
Ask the God of restoration to set to work on your behalf in bringing restoration to every area of your life that requires His touch, health, finances, relationships, family, everything. Your total restoration is on the way.
Shalom