“’For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the LORD.” –  

Jeremiah 30:17

Years ago when I was a boy, there used to be a band called Restoration, which comprised Makerere University students.

Their music made such a big impression on me that I decided to learn how to play the guitar.

They also introduced the word ‘restoration’ in my vocabulary and made me fall in love with it.

Supplication for restoration is a common theme in the Bible.

Whenever the people of God fell from God’s favour, they would pray for restoration.

While in captivity in Babylon, the people repented and God promised that He would bring restoration, which would come in two forms – retribution against enemies and healing of the ‘wounds’ inflicted on the nation.

Restoration was therefore a very important factor in how the people related with God.

In Psalm 23:3, David sings; “He restores my soul” as part of his celebration of his relationship with God as the ‘Shepherd.’

Please mark the present tense, which denotes the fact that restoration is part and parcel of an ongoing relationship.

Indeed, when David sinned before God, he prayed in Psalm 51; “restore unto me the joy of Your salvation.”

That implies that David did notice that something important was missing when he fell from God’s favour, which would be rectified by restoration.

What we note from all this is that restoration is both internal and external – Christ restores the soul and also restores what the enemy has taken from us both individually and as His Church.

In Psalm 80:3, the poet sings; “Restore us, O God; cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved!”

In other words, restoration is not merely a personal matter but also a significant component of the relationship between God and the entire community as a whole.

In the original languages, ‘restore’ connotes the straightening again of something that is broken or returning someone to a former state of good health.

Secondly, the ‘word’ apadidom denotes a giving back of something that had been taken away from someone for example money or as a piece of property.

What we note from all this is that restoration is both internal and external – Christ restores the soul and also restores what the enemy has taken from us both individually and as His Church.

It doesn’t matter how low your soul and spirit have sunk or how long what rightfully belongs to you has been plundered.

The Good Shepherd is ready and willing to restore. Hallelujah!

As a matter of fact, one of the names of our God is ‘Restorer’ (see Isaiah 58:12).

So, I declare that you’re receiving your restoration right now in the Name of Jesus! Shout a big Amen!