22/05/2026
⛪FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH IN NIGERIA⛪
🌴GRACE FOR LIVING DEVOTIONAL🌴
⏳FRIDAY MAY 22, 2026
🎯TOPIC: RESTORATION TO GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST
📖BIBLE READING: JOHN 10:9-10; 14:1-6
JOHN 10:9-10
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
JOHN 14:1-6
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
🗝️KEY VERSE:
"Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6)
✝️MEDITATION:
Restoration is the act of returning something to its original state. Spiritually, restoration means mending our broken relationship with God—and this is only possible through Jesus Christ.
Jesus’ death on the cross was God’s plan to restore humanity. Because He loves us deeply, God sent His Son to atone for our sins and reveal His love. Through Jesus, not only are our sins forgiven, but our hearts are also healed, and our spirits renewed.
In today’s Bible reading, Jesus clearly reveals His identity, mission, and the way to the Father. He is the gate to eternal life (John 10:9), and the only way to God (John 14:6).
This truth applies to everyone who has accepted Him as Saviour and Lord, and who walks with the Holy Spirit.
When we live in fellowship with God, the Holy Spirit brings restoration in every area of our lives, just as Psalm 1:1-3 describes: “Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord. He is like a tree planted by streams of water in all that he does, he prospers.”
Have you accepted God’s offer of restoration through Christ? Can you share your salvation testimony today?
🙏PRAYER:
Spirit of the living God, awaken those who read this devotional, but lack a true salvation experience and bring them to a genuine personal relationship with you through Jesus Christ, your Son.
📜BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
1 Chronicles 8-10; John 8:37-59