He Will Restore Your Soul

Brought Back

To be restored is to be brought back to the right place. Think of a runaway teenager returning to the loving home of his family. He becomes restored.

To be restored is to be brought back to the right condition. Think of a classic car someone is lovingly fixing up, so it’s like new again. It becomes restored.

This desire, or need, to be restored is a theme all throughout the Bible. The Psalmists cry out, “How long, O Lord until you restore me?” (Psalm 6:3), “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you” (Psalm 51:12), “I have suffered much, O Lord; restore my life again as you promised” (Psalm 119:107). The prophets pleaded with God, “Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the Lord my God” (Jeremiah 31:18), “Restore us, O Lord, and bring us back to you again!” (Lamentations 5:21). The Apostles named it as the goal, “Your restoration is what we pray for” (2 Corinthians 13:9), and “Aim for restoration” (2 Corinthians 13:11).