Is there something in your life that has fallen apart and appears hopeless today? Something seemingly broken beyond repair only serving as a painful reminder of dreams left unfulfilled?
Maybe that broken thing in your life is you. You feel broken. You have fallen apart. You’re nothing like you used to be, having lost who you are somewhere along the way. And maybe you even asked God if it’s remotely possible for things to still change in your life … well, he’s answering you directly and personally right here today. I know without a doubt he gave me a very specific message to share with someone who is seeking.
GOD IS A HEALER, REDEEMER and RESTORER.
He had a vision for who you could become when he knit you together in your mother’s womb. He had dreams for you and planted them within you as desires to guide you to the life only you can live. But life happened and things got tough, now who you are today isn’t quite who you imagined becoming.
You may have given up on you, but God certainly hasn’t. He’s given you this space and time to heal you, redeem you and restore you. His desire is not for you to continue with this brokenness and unresolved issue. His desire is to bring you back to who he created you to be.
Jesus is a restorer. Within God’s word, we’re invited into specific stories of restoration in the lives of broken people. My favorite is the story of Mary Magdelene.
Mary Magdelene was the woman plagued by 7 demons. She was broken and believed to be beyond hope. What we know about those plagued by demons is they were outcasts in their torment. But none of that stopped Jesus.
Luke 8:1-2, “Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the kingdom of God. he took his twelve disciples with him, along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.”
Jesus changed everything for Mary. In him, she was RESTORED. She was brought back to her original state of wholeness and purpose. Everything that had happened to her, everything she had been through and everything she had done wrong was gone when she encountered Jesus. From that day forward, she traveled with Jesus and his disciples. She had an active role in his life here on earth. She was there when he healed people. She was there when he taught. She was there when he was crucified. She was there when the stone was rolled away and the tomb was empty.
Mark 16: 9, “After Jesus rose from the dead early on Sunday morning, the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons.” She then went to the disciples and told them about the risen Jesus.
By God’s great design, the woman who is listed as the most demon plagued human in the entire Bible is the woman chosen to first see Jesus.
Mary Magdelene is mentioned more times in the Bible than most of the disciples, and is by far the most talked about woman in scripture. This is who God chose to use. A woman he could restore. God always knew who she could be walking with Jesus.
So, tell me again, why wouldn’t he choose you? God has never lost sight of who you can be walking with Jesus.
Your brokenness, your struggles, your weaknesses, your past, and your questions of today do not diminish God’s potential work in your life. He knows exactly who you can become and what you can do with your life, and he still hasn’t given up on getting you there.
Come be restored by the Almighty now. Come let him heal you and redeem you and guide you in returning to the good plans he has for you. Plans to prosper you, not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future. Those plans have NOT been cancelled. This hasn’t been ruined.
Jesus hasn’t thrown his hands up and walke...