Life Learning Series

In the matter of present restoration, we must be ready to play our part. We should all be aware of the restoration that involves the offended, and often unwilling, participants in our variance from the way of the LORD; but it goes beyond that. There is restoration that needs to be done for the ones who may have cooperated with us in the offense. For instance, as pertained to Naboth, there was a need for restoration in the lives of these men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city.

And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

(1 Kings 21:11-14)

Besides our self, the need for restoration includes those situations in which there is a need for intervention that is external to us. Such a situation was described by the apostle Paul, in a portion of his New Age sharing of the wisdom of God.

– Explore The Fullness of David: Part Thirteen –

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“I’ve got to fix this, and I’ve got to fix it now,” may not work. The, now, portion of it may have to be discarded; that is, unless you replace the word, fix, in the, now, portion, with the phrase, start to fix. As you look at the fullness of David, you will see that the repair of a certain one of David’s offense was done by measured means. Take a look at this span.

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The beginning:

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

(2 Samuel 12:1-12)

From somewhere in the process of repair, here is just a portion of the measure of the span: forty years.

– Explore The Fullness of David: Part Twelve –

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