restoration - My Emanuel

Cry Out to the Lord

Can I be honest for a moment? There are moments I deeply struggle to trust the Lord and keep the faith. Though Jesus has been faithful and unfailing in His love, the old me still screams into every situation that I can’t trust Him. So even though I realize only God can do what I’m powerless to do, I turn everywhere else first before confessing only He can.

Today what I believe Scripture teaches is God wants us to honestly and humbly come to Him. Bring every doubt, every fear, every frustration, every crisis, every failure and seek His healing and restoration. Come to Him weary and burdened, but don’t stay that way (Matthew 11:28). When we come we will find true rest, mercy and grace to help in every time of need.

With Jesus Nothing is Impossible

The same Jesus who opened the eyes of the blind, gave hearing to the deaf, healed the lame and the leper, and raised the dead back to life, knows your name. In Christ nothing is impossible. No life is too broken or gone to be saved. No marriage or relationship is too past saving. No sickness or addiction is too powerful. In Jesus, all things are possible.

In my brief time on this planet one lesson I have learned well is this… even if Jesus doesn’t, His plan, purpose, and grace are enough for me. Even though Jesus could have stopped the wreck that tried to destroy my life, He didn’t. Although Satan thought the wreck and death of my late wife Cassie and daughter Brynleigh would destroy me, Jesus had a purpose beyond the pain. Today everything that Satan tried to steal is still in the unshakable hands of the God of the universe.

My prayer for us both today is we would remember with Jesus it isn’t a matter of “if He can”. He is the God of the impossible. When Jesus speaks, galaxies spin into existence. The same God who conquered death, hell, and the grave lives in me. In Christ nothing is beyond His power to save, redeem, restore, and rebuild.