Restoration

“In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.”1 Peter‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I cannot glibly write that all the sorrows of the world will suddenly be all right! The suffering that some endure will take their lives; disfigure them for life; crush the innocence; leave them orphans. How does this scripture minister to them? 

Restoration is not necessarily making something like it was before, however, it can be restoration of who we are in Christ to what God intended. In my case God is restoring who I am inside. He is bringing me into a relationship with Him I could have only dreamed about. I now know He loves me, not because of my works, but because He is good . I can rest in Hus love for me in all areas of my life. 

In our world we are loved, or told we are , because of our looks. What happens when those looks fail! Does that mean we are no longer loved. With God our looks do not matter at all. He loves us anyway! Yes!

He loves us oh how He loves us oh how He loves us, oh how He loves!