12/26/2021 - God Restores
Big Idea: Everything is broken, but God restores all things.
Scripture: Romans 8:18-21; Psalm 43
Memory Verse: 1 Peter 5:10
Psalm 43
1 Vindicate me, my God,
and plead my cause
against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me from those who are
deceitful and wicked.
2 You are God my stronghold.
Why have you rejected me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?
3 Send me your light and your faithful care,
let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy mountain,
to the place where you dwell.
4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
to God, my joy and my delight.
I will praise you with the lyre,
O God, my God.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
Everything is broken, but God restores all things.
Romans 8:18-21
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
Romans 8:14
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.
Romans 8:20-21
For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God
James 1:2
Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds…
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
Scripture doesn’t teach us “how do I get out of this problem?” but “how do I trust Him in it?”
2 Corinthians 12:9
He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.”
Next Step: Trust God for
1 Peter 5:10 (The Message)
The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ - eternal and glorious plans they are! - will have you put together and on your feet for good.
Next Step: Memorize 1 Peter 5:10
Next Step: Become a follower of Jesus