Restoration Ministries

We have every reason to remain hope ful and optimistic.  Because  He lives! We will emerge from this crisis, and hopefully along the way, take stock of our lives. This is truly a time to reflect on what we spend our time on and what we value as important.  I am constantly made aware of the 5 virgins that were not so wise. May we all be as wise as the 5 who had extra oil - so that when the Bridegroom come, we are ready to meet Him.

The Bible tells us there is a time and a season for everything.  The strongest Christian will face life and death, health and sickness, abundance and lack. Things will not always go well. Job experienced that God sometimes allows seemingly bad things to happen (Job 2:10). There is no sense living in denial. The Bible commands the barren to sing , when there appears to be no reason to do so (Isaiah 54:1), when the natural tendency is to give up. Even “righteous people” go through testing times of great intensity. We feel it is hard to worship when things go south. But worship is not about us ; it is about God. It is not geared to sanctifying our traditions and expectations but emphasizing Him. By nature we are all self-centred and proud. We find it hard to express gratitude. We tend to think only of ourselves when things are going well. Christians are not immune from the highs and lows of relationships and personal feelings about circumstances. It is in looking back that we c...

In my frame of reference, the most remarkable, most powerful, but most simple truth, is that God is real and that He is faithful to His children.