God The Restorer
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Jeremiah 31:20 Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to me,
a delightful child?
Whenever I speak against him,
I certainly still think about him.
Therefore, my inner being yearns for him;
I will truly have compassion on him.
This is the LORD’s declaration.
REPENTANCE AND RESTORATION
21 Set up road markers for yourself;
establish signposts!
Keep the highway in mind,
the way you have traveled.
Return, Virgin Israel!
Return to these cities of yours.
22 How long will you turn here and there,
faithless daughter?
For the LORD creates something new in the land—
a female will shelter a man.
23 This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore their fortunes, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, righteous settlement, holy mountain.’ 24 Judah and all its cities will live in it together—also farmers and those who move with the flocks—25 for I satisfy the thirsty person and feed all those who are weak.”
26 At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
27 “Look, the days are coming”—this is the LORD’s declaration—“when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of people and the seed of animals. 28 Just as I watched over them to uproot and to tear them down, to demolish and to destroy, and to cause disaster, so will I watch over them to build and to plant them”—this is the LORD’s declaration.
(Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020), Je 31:20–28.)
Intro
PP Pics Katy Frwy 26 lanes
Confusing Road Signs
Narrow Hwy
Body
For all who seek Him sincerely as in Rev 3:20 and The Holy Spirit’s teaching lines up with God’s will We will see His mercy at work
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Bible (Chapter 31)
The way from the bondage of sin to the liberty of God’s children, is a high-way. It is plain, it is safe;
yet none are likely to walk in it, unless they set their hearts towards it.
For Backsliders{
Christian Standard Bible (Psalm 145)
Psalm 145:14 The LORD helps all who fall;he raises up all who are oppressed.,
MHC “They are encouraged by the promise of a new, unheard-of, extraordinary thing; a creation, a work of Almighty power; the human nature of Christ, formed and prepared by the power of the Holy Ghost: and this is here mentioned as an encouragement to the Jews to return to their own land. And a comfortable prospect is given them of a happy settlement there. Godliness and honesty God has joined: let no man think to put them asunder”
Matthew Henry and Thomas Scott, Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, 1997), Je 31:18.
Do Not Be Afraid!
Christian Standard Bible (Psalm 23)
Ps 23:3 He renews my life;he leads me along the right pathsfor his name’s sake.
Christian Standard Bible (Chapter 6)
Mathew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.
Charles Swindoll once wrote this “A few years ago, an angry man rushed through the Risks Museum in Amsterdam until he reached Rembrandt's famous painting "Nightwatch." (Defenders of cities)
Then he took out a knife and slashed it repeatedly before he could be stopped. A short time later, a distraught, hostile man slipped into St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome with a hammer and began to smash Michelangelo's beautiful sculpture The Pieta. (Mary holding the body of Jesus) Two cherished works of art were severely damaged. But what did officials do? Throw them out and forget about them? Absolutely not! Using the best experts, who worked with the utmost care and precision, they made every effort to restore the treasures.
By His sovereign grace, God can bring good out of our failures, and even out of our sins”
v 21 Road markers
How do we mark our highway so we do not falter?
signposts or pillars to point the way
Finis Jennings Dake, The Dake Annotated Reference Bible (Dake Publishing, 1997), Je 31:21.
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