Monday, 11 January 2016

“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began” (Acts 3:19-21).

The word for “restitution” in this passage is the Greek word-
“Apokatastasis”.

This is the one and only place it is found in the New Testament.
The word literally means to “restore again” or “to repair”.

The plan of God in sending His Son Jesus was to restore that which had been broken and ruined.

The Lord’s saving work is a global repair job.
Each one of us has come to Him already ruined by sin.
But God’s will and His promise is to restore and renew us through His Son.

This restoration process isn’t a one sided affair.

Having been initiated by the Lord-
– it requires of us humans,
– one essential response, that is,
– repentance!

The passage above draws a clear parallel between repentance and refreshing.
Anyone who has walked with the Lord for a while knows this well.

Repentance brings refreshment, over and over again.

Allow yourself to be refreshed.
Seek the Lord today and let Him show you where you need repentance.

Then, go ahead and make the turn.
And watch how quickly and beautifully you’ll be-
– restored, repaired and refreshed.

Make it a daily habit!
And you’ll find yourself in the stream that leads to eternal life!

(PR)