We never want to stop learning and growing in our relationship with the LORD. The consequence of having a sinful nature and living in this World is that we can find ourselves against the wall.....at the end of our rope. Worse yet is knowing that the sins and mistakes we have made have put us in this place. I know I have felt those pangs of hopeless despair that wage a war within. At those times the thought of being restored, a comeback seems dim.
When a nation begins to reject the LORD, the consequences and decline can bring great anxiety and pain. We have been experiencing this in our nation and world today. Economic uncertainty and the stress of living in 21st century America have caused some to wonder if God has forgotten us because many have forgotten Him.
The Psalmist during a time of national calamity remembers that he has a good shepherd in the LORD, one who restores the soul and brings deliverance. He is honest with God in sharing his feelings of despair and three times makes this urgent plea.
Psalm 80:19
Restore us O LORD, God of Hosts,
Cause your face to shine
and we shall be save
NKJV
He makes this cry to the God who controls the universe and has the power to save.
He makes this plea not just for himself but for a nation.
How much more can we, the redeemed, come to our God, who "has made His light shine in our hearts to give us the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ."
Making a comeback is possible with the LORD!
O LORD God of Hosts, restore us
Cause your face to shine upon us
And we will saved.
NASB
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