Hello,
So I am excited that all 3 of my kids are talented…too bad
it is at ruining slinky toys in a matter of seconds….
So this weekend as I was unraveling and repairing one of their
slinky toys, I got thinking about restoration from sin. Like the toy, we are
unable to fix ourselves from the sin we are in. We need outside involvement –
but more than involvement, we need the involvement to be from someone with both
knowledge and ability. Knowledge of what restoration looks like, and power to
make it happen.
Without knowing what the slinky looked like at the outset, I
couldn’t restore it. Without the ability to reshape and think about the end
game, I would not succeed in my execution.
God knows what we are intended to be – He as the creator has
that intimate knowledge. He also has the ability to reshape our lives. He
showed this through Scripture time and time again, culminating in Jesus taking
the weight of our sin to die on the cross, only to raise from the dead 3 days later.
Are there scars? Sure. When I finished fixing the slinky you
could see where the worst impact was….slightly out of round, the color a tad
off. It functioned despite the illustration of having a past.
Jesus maintained His scars. The account of John 20:26-28
relates this “After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with
them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and
said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then He said to Thomas, ‘Reach here with your
finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into my side; and
do no be unbelieving, but believing.’ Thomas answered and said to Him, ‘ My
Lord and my God.’” (NASB)
Why do I bring all of this up?
- If
you are needing restoration, Jesus can restore
- We
may keep scars - but that doesn’t
change our status as restored
- Scars
are part of our story, part of the identity to who we are and further
illustration of the restoration power of God
I hope this challenges and encourages you today in whatever
you are walking through.
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