Restore2Revive

Category: Spirituality

  • Come away with me

    Come away with me

    To a quiet place

    I will meet you there

    Come away with me

    To a quiet place

    And you’ll find rest

    For your tired and weary soul

    Come away with me

    To a quiet place

    And listen to what I have to say

     

    Stand with me through the storm

    Turn your gaze toward me

    Watch out for me in the fire

    Listen for my gentle whispering in the cave

    There is fresh mana

    There is new wine

    There is a new day coming

    There is a harvest for souls

    For the lost

    For the disillusioned

    For the hungry

    For the thirsty

    For the lonely

    For the poor

    For the sick and the down trodden

    You’ll find me in the margins

    In the trenches

    With the outcasts in society

    At the grass roots in community

    With all of humanity

    I will be there



    For I have come to give life

    To tell you about this great story

    I have come to redeem

    To make all things new 

    To forgive

    To love

    I have come to restore your soul

    To make you whole

    To be a father to the fatherless

    I have come so that you might know me

    The king above all kings

    The rock of your salvation

    The lion and the lamb

    Christ who died, Christ who is risen

    Christ who will come again


     

    Stop and listen, don’t miss this moment

    Don’t miss this time in history

    Take a deep breath and breathe afresh once again

    Breathe in the breath of God

    Abide in His presence

    Take refuge in Him

    Enjoy His goodness

    Feast on the abundance of His provision

    Feast on the glory of the cross

    Such wonder, such mystery

    Drink deeply

    Humble yourselves

    Bend the knee

    Bow before the Lord your maker

    For He will heal your land



    Fear not for He is with you

    The keeper of your soul

    The light in the darkness

    Who brings Hope in this war

    Even though the storm rages

    He surrounds me with perfect love

    He surrounds me with peace

    He calls me to faith not to fear

    He calls me to courage not to dismay

    He calls me to hope not to hopelessness

     He calls me to serve not to self-protect

    He calls me to bless and to give away to others

    He leads me through times of lament

    That will echo the fame of His name

     


    There is a better day

    There is a better way

    There is a better place

    Be still and know

    That I am God

    I will always with you

    I will never leave you

    I will never forsake you



    Come away with me

    To a quiet place

    Find strength for your weary soul

  • There is a time for everything

    There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven.

    a time to be born and a time to die,

    a time to plant and a time to uproot,

    a time to kill and a time to heal,

    a time to tear down and a time to build,

    a time to weep and a time to laugh,

    a time to mourn and a time to dance,

    a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

    a time to search and a time to give up,

    a time to keep and a time to throw away,

    a time to tear and a time to mend,

    a time to be silent and a time to speak,

    a time to love and a time to hate,

    a time for war and a time for peace.

    (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)

     

    What time are you in?

    What season of life are you in?

    Maybe it’s new birth, or death, planting or reaping, crying or laughing. The beautiful thing is that with all of the realities of this life He incorporates it all and He brings it all together in His time, not our time, but His time.

    None of this time is wasted time.

    Every day He is painting a beautiful picture that even our mind’s eye cannot fully see or comprehend. For we only see in part. He is always painting a picture of what is yet to come. A picture of how He sees us and how He sees the world.  A picture full of beauty and full of hope.

    He is making everything beautiful in His time.

    The God of all creation who desires to invade our experiences of life, whether that is joyful or sorrowful. He fills it with His presence, infuses it with His grace, and gives it colour, meaning, and purpose.

    He makes everything beautiful in His time.

    Up from the ashes comes beauty and from the place of sorrow comes the fullness of joy. Up from the pit of despair comes hope for tomorrow. For our, God is with us. He is always here, He is always near, He is always there. He is everywhere.

    For there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven.

    Very often in life, we prefer the times of joy to the times of sorrow but the beauty of the gospel says that to God it doesn’t make any difference for He brings them all together.

    He makes everything glorious in His time.

    The time that you are in, whether it’s birth or death, laughing or weeping, sowing or reaping, is Gods time. He desires to bring His presence into each and every experience of our daily lives. With His presence comes everlasting joy and everlasting peace.

    For it is He who is making everything beautiful.

    He will make everything glorious in His time.

    How wonderful it is to know that our minds are capable of being in touch with the things of eternity and yet restless to know more about the mysteries of our God. We search, we linger, we stumble, we fall, we hunger, we thirst for our minds are never fully satisfied with mere answers. We can only be fully satisfied by God himself, who is so much more than mere answers.

    We yearn for His affection and the enjoyment of the divine maker of heaven and earth. Who beacons us, calls us and invites us into this beautiful, profound and mysterious relationship. That’s how much He loves us. That’s how much He wants to know us and for us to know Him. To partner with Him as He makes everything beautiful in His time.

    He makes everything glorious.

    He makes everything glorious.

    From glory to glory.

    He is glorious.

    He is glorious.

    There is a time for everything under heaven and He will make everything glorious in His time.

    None of this time is ever wasted time.

    He is making all things new.