May 15: The Power of Redemption – God Restores and Renews

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 The Power of Redemption – God Restores and Renews

Leisa Walker

 Scripture: “To God belong wisdom and power, counsel and understanding are His. What He tears down cannot be rebuilt, the man he imprisons cannot be released. If He holds back the waters, there is drought, if He lets them loose, they devastate the land. To Him belong strength and victory; both the deceived and the deceiver are His. Job 12:13-16 NIV

What have you lost in your lifetime?  Have you lost hope, a relationship, a marriage, a friend, a family member, a sense of purpose, or a child? Have you lost your way and your willingness to trust? There’s something powerful about the word redemption. It carries with it the weight of our past, yet the promise of our future. It acknowledges that things may have been broken, lost, or stained.  It never stops there. In God’s hands, redemption is never just about rescuing; it’s about restoring and renewing.

God is in the business of bringing dead things back to life (Ezekiel 7:1-14). He won't necessarily replace it with the exact same thing, but He will redeem the situation. He will replace your loss with something only He can give. That’s because God is a Redeemer. God doesn't turn His face away when we feel disqualified by our mistakes or burdened by shame. Instead, He draws nearer. His grace doesn’t just cover our sins, it transforms us from the inside out. Think of the prodigal son (Luke 15). He came home expecting rejection, yet he was met with open arms, a feast, and a robe of honor. That’s what redemption looks like: forgiveness and full restoration.

Maybe your story has chapters you wish you could erase. Or perhaps you’ve been walking through a season of brokenness, feeling like too much has been lost. But here’s the truth: God never wastes pain. He uses every part of your journey, even the messy and painful parts, to write something beautiful.

God is all about redemption and restoration. We look for perfect things in our lives: perfect situations, perfect work, perfect people, perfect relationships, perfect marriages, even perfect timing. God is all about taking the imperfect and injecting his perfection into it. So often, we are willing to throw things out because we think they are unredeemable: relationships, marriages, hopes, dreams, people, even our own lives.

God wants to redeem things we never dreamed possible. His redemption is one of the most beautiful and touching things about the Lord. It is nothing less than solid evidence of His love for us. When you understand that, it will change your perspective on things. You will see possibilities for your life like never before. It will cause you to be expectant and hopeful about what God can do in difficult situations.

God will restore whatever has been lost or stolen from you somehow. He will take all your life's broken and missing pieces and put them together again. There will come a point when you no longer feel the pain of loss. But it has to be done His way and in His time. Worshipping and praising God as your Redeemer is a big part of seeing Him accomplish that. Every time you worship God for who He is and praise Jesus as your Redeemer, the hidden power of praising God will open up the avenue by which His redemption flows into your life.

Redemption doesn’t mean the past disappears. It means God reclaims, repurposes, and uses it to point others to His glory. He gives beauty for ashes (Isaiah 61:3), turns mourning into joy, and brings hope where there was once despair.  Because God loves us so much, He wants to restore, repair, rebuild, recover, renew, and redeem our souls and lives. No matter how much damage has occurred, we cannot experience a loss so great that He cannot restore or redeem it somehow.

Prayer:

Father, thank You for Your redeeming love and endless mercy. Even when I feel unworthy, You never give up on me. Restore what’s broken, renew what’s weary, and help me walk in Your grace. I praise You, my Redeemer and Saviour. Thank You for the redemption You have already worked in my life and for all You will continue to do. Everything in me blesses Your Holy Name. In Jesus’ name, Amen.



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