Times of Refreshing Part 4 (Times of Restoration) 12/05/2024

Times of Refreshing Part 4 (Times of Restoration) R - rest ✅ E - elevation ✅ F - freedom ✅ R - restoration ✅ E - establishment  S - strength  H - humility  Text: ”Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.“ Acts 3:19-21 NKJV Introduction  We all have lost something important in our lives  Have you lost a phone or wallet, most horrible thing  Have you lost some one you love through death or separation  Have you lost opportunity for promotion that you deserve at work Have you lost  The enemy comes to still, kill and destroy (John 10:10)  Jesus comes to restore everything that the enemy has stolen and then give us life “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 NKJV Health Restoration  ”For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.” ’“ Jeremiah 30:17 NKJV “Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.” Jeremiah 33:6 NKJV Healing ❤️‍🩹 is one of the greatest mission of the Messiah  The blood of Jesus heals us and this is our portion  “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 NKJV We speak healing ❤️‍🩹 over any sickness even the one they call 📞 incurable and untreatable illness  Genetic 🧬 inherited illness is healed right now in Jesus Name Jesus is restoring your health in Jesus Name Joy Restoration  “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.” Psalms 51:12 NKJV “Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs.” Isaiah 61:7 NKJV How sour is our lives without Jesus Jesus restores our joy in the time of Refreshing  David was following his heart and it lead him to Bathsheba  In search 🔍 of happiness he found sadness and resentment He is crying out to God for Joy restoration  God is faithful to restore joy in our marriages, family, friendships and professional relationships  Time Restoration  ”“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.“ Joel 2:25 NKJV No one can restore time but God Time lost can’t be regained but nothing is impossible with God Crawling eaters - coming at the blind spot Consuming eaters - fast destruction, before you realise you are finished Chewing eaters - takes time eating you little by little  “And may he be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.”” Ruth 4:15 NKJV Closure: Soul Restoration  “He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.” Psalms 23:3 NKJV “King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his gods;” Ezra 1:7 NKJV There things that a sacred and holy 😇, things that belongs to God The enemy has stolen most precious things (Proverbs 6:30-31) the thief must return stolen items 7 times He restores my soul, that has been stolen by the enemy