3/22/2017 8:51:03 PM
God Rebuilds
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: Amos 9:11
Have you ever experienced "sin-sposure" - having your sins exposed in the presence of others? You know, like when you are having a spirited phone discussion AT your husband about why the laundry didn't get done, only to learn that he needs to take you off speaker phone because it is getting awkward for others in the room with him? Or when you call your child into another room when you have company to threaten them, only to discover that your guest's child is in the hallway hearing everything? …Not that I can relate to either of those…
There you are, standing in the shambles of your sin moment. And you've been seen. What now?
The first 10 verses of Amos 9 paint a gruesome picture of Israel's desolation. Because of their sin, death and destruction ravaged their nation. Sin brings destruction. Yet in verses 11 - 15, we read of God's promise to rebuild and replant the fallen kingdom - to "raise up the ruins."
I have allowed sin to destroy some very beautiful things in my life. But that is not where my story ends. Standing in the rubble, in the midst of the ruins, with a repenting heart my revival begins. And with each step, I begin to see God restoring the broken as only He can do.
Lori C.
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