Thursday Psalms: You're Already Restored!

This coming Sunday begins the season of Advent, when we intentionally wait & prepare to celebrate Jesus' Bethlehem birth.  The psalmist is also waiting on God.  His prayer mirrors many of our feelings and concerns as we navigate our daily lives.  "Restore us, O God!"  "Come to save us!"  How long...must we wait?

  PSALM 80:1-7

¹ Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock.

    You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.

² Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,

    stir up Your might and come to save us!

³ Restore us, O God;

    let Your face shine, that we may be saved!

⁴ O Lord God of hosts,

    how long will You be angry with Your people’s prayers?

⁵ You have fed them with the bread of tears

    and given them tears to drink in full measure.

⁶ You make us an object of contention for our neighbors,

    and our enemies laugh among themselves.

⁷ Restore us, O God of hosts;

    let Your face shine, that we may be saved!  

The psalmist waited a long time to see the answer to his prayer.  We will wait a short time to celebrate Jesus' first coming.  We are waiting an unknown time for Jesus' final return, but not in idle  helplessness.  Because God has kept all His promises to us, we wait patiently, suffering whatever is required.  Why?  Because we know the glory which awaits us is so great, we cant even compare it to our current situations.  

So we wait for God to restore us to a perfect relationship with Him and all saints in heaven.  But we also wait, already restored by the forgiveness of our sins which Jesus won for us!  Jesus takes your sins away and gives you His righteousness in exchange!

Wait with joy & peace, knowing the God of hosts HAS restored you, He makes His face SHINE on you, and you are SAVED!

Peace in Christ,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

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