15/01/2023
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
1 Peter 5:10
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In the bible, the hebrew word ר֖וּחַ (ruakh) which was mentioned numerous times can mean “breath,” “wind,” or “Spirit”. Upon knowing this, I remembered two passages from Ezekiel 37:
Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.
I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken, and I have done it, declares the LORD.’
Ezekiel’s vision was about the valley of dry bones wherein God has shown His power to restore, a good picture of the promise of future glory in Christ.
When the trials of life press us, may we all look to the One who alone can restore the shattered pieces in us and turn us whole again. The One who breathes His grace, His power and His love by His Spirit. Let us sit in the presence of the Good Shepherd and allow Him to fill and satisfy us, lead us beside still waters, and restore our souls.
For true RESToration comes, only when we REST in Him.
Praise be to God through our Lord Jesus Christ!