You Can Be Restored

Psalm 51:1-10

The Psalmist David had a fall from grace.  We know the story of how David committed sin with Bathsheba.  When he was faced with his sin, he was devastated.  Sure, he was still king, but would David ever be great in God’s eyes again?  He had been called “a man after God’s own heart”, but what about now?

We see in Psalm 51 he asks God:  “Create within me a clean heart…..” and later he says “restore unto me the joy of my salvation.” 

David repents and asks to be restored; that’s what the Lord wants to do- He wants to restore us.  He wants to give us back that joy.  There are a lot of people right now - millions of people - living in misery right now.  They are in misery because of things that have been haunting them for years, even though God has restored them. God has forgiven them but they are allowing these things to continue to haunt them and to weigh them down. God is saying wait a minute - you’ve been cleansed and you’ve been washed in the blood!  You’ve been delivered, you’ve been restored, and you’ve been put back in position.  You need to get that monkey off your back.  But still many people are haunted by things in their past. 

In these verses of Psalm 51, we see that David had been through some things, David had done some things.  But we also see him crying out.   David wanted God to restore unto him the joy of his salvation.  We know about David and Bathsheba - he had fallen into great sin but we see him here going to God.  David says God I need restoration; God I need to be restored.  And God stands willing to do just that. He’s standing with His hands out, saying I want to restore you - I want to put you back.  God’s power can restore anyone.

I just thank God that He’s a restorer.  He’s restoring families right now. He’s restoring relationships. He’s restoring those that have slipped, and those who have fallen.

I thank God because we don’t have to wonder if He will restore us.  We can ask David.  We can ask Peter.  We can ask the prodigal son. We can ask all these guys and others.  If we were standing in their presence and asked them - Will He restore you?  They would all say yes!  And we ourselves can stand and say the same thing.  We know our past experience; we know where God has brought us from.  If we cry out to Him like David, we can say like David, Peter, and many others, Yes, He will restore you.

In fact, you can ask me.  I know for a fact my brothers that I wouldn’t even be here if it wasn’t for Him. I would not be here if it wasn’t for God.  He has restored me.  And He will do the same for you.

Did you fall from grace?  Don’t worry.  God is a restorer.
~J.T.