Restoration Ministries

When God opens a new window of opportunity, why is it that we so often, instead of grabbing the opportunity with both hands, we often miss it!  Because we are scared. Uncertain.   We 'back-track' a little... Wondering if this is from God? Doubting God, doubting ourselves. Fast & Pray for days again for an answer, forgetting that you have  already  been fasting and praying ... Is it maybe to big to grasp? Too good to be true? Surely then this must be true ...'coz we serve a Mighty God... who Himself dreams 'big, 2 good to be true dreams' for us... He is the type of God that wants to give the very best, and the biggest to us, His beloved ones. Us . You and me. We have yet to learn to embrace Him. His goodness. His mercy.

Warning to Israel At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me: "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to a wicked man, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die for his sin; but you will have saved yourself. "Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die for his sin. The righteous things he did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he took warning, ...

"Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying, 'Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, "Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace! Numbers 6:22-27:

  Grapes do not become wine until they are pressed.  

Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Psalm 24:7 

Then He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!  This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath [a] enter you, and you will come to life.  I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'  Ezekiel 37:4-6

I so often look with my worldly eyes to my life, my circumstances.  Sometimes all I see is the lack, my unsolved problems, my uncomfortable situations, my battles. Even after so many years of following Jesus, I still need to make an effort at times to focus only on Him.  To look at things from a different view.... His view. Knowing the constant battles, it is my prayer for you in this hour, that you will look at your circumstances, with different eys.  May God open your eyes so that you may see Him in everything. 2 Kings 6:16-17 "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha .