God is a God of restoration. He is also our redeemer. There's a difference.

The God of redemption has purchased us with the price of Christ blood. Through the blood God sees us whole, complete without sin. That's what He sees. We are the ones who have to walk through the process of achieving wholeness. This is called restoration. God is the God of restoration. 

Have you ever seen a piece of old furniture in the trash and thought, "that's worthless."

Yet to someone else they see treasure. God is like that rubbish picker. He gathers things called people and brings them back to His shop and begins working them until they become brand new. He restores our youth, our strength, our hearing and eyesight. 

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August 15, 2025 I celebrated 43 years of marriage to the Lord. I have never had any earthly relationship last that long. People have lost interest, fallen away or died. I have seen a lot of all of these. I have watched many of my friends go home to Heaven. I have seen family members receive their reward and somewhat amusingly I have watched many of my critics also disappear into the night. When your critics are gone what's left? Both those, the lovers and haters will leave a mark, but God restores all.

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As each one passes before me there is a gap a space which cannot be filled by another person. As life progresses we seemingly become more and more alone without human friends and companionship.  We thought we were in the back of the line for so many years, but without warning we are now standing in the front. Alone before God. He's not calling me home. He's calling me to Himself.

 

When I was young I thought He didn't see me. Now I know different.

He did see me. He did hear me. He does know me and after 43 years I know Him. 

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We are bound together forever.