Tag: Restoration
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Day 231: The Final Word? (2 Chronicles 36:23)
The Hebrew Bible ends not with a curse, but with an invitation: “Let him go up.” What if the unfinished places in our lives aren’t endings at all, but invitations to take the next step?
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Day 227: The Refreshing Oasis of Jeremiah 31
After thirty chapters of rebellion, judgment, heartbreak, and coming exile, Jeremiah 31 feels like a pitcher of ice water in the desert. Suddenly there is everlasting love, hope for the future, restoration, forgiveness, and the promise of a new covenant. The wilderness is real—but it doesn’t get the last word.
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Day 227: Grace in the Wilderness (Jeremiah 31:2)
Where do you find grace? Sometimes, right in the middle of the wilderness. From Noah and Moses to Israel’s exile—and ultimately to Christ—Scripture tells the story of undeserving people who found favor when they needed it most.
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Day 212: From Devastation to Restoration (Comparing Isaiah 3 and 61)
Isaiah begins with judgment and ends with hope. By comparing Isaiah 3 with Isaiah 61, we discover that God specializes in turning devastation into restoration—and making beauty from ashes.
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Day 134: The Lexicon of Restoration (Psalm 51)
God’s vocabulary of grace is deeper than our vocabulary of sin.
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Parables of Priorities on the Way to Jerusalem (Luke 15)
In Luke 15, Jesus tells three parables about lost things—a sheep, a coin, and a son. Each story ends the same way: with rejoicing when what was lost is found. But the most famous of these stories, often called the Prodigal Son, reveals something even deeper about God’s priorities. The younger son is lost in…
