God’s restorative power

Great post here by Pastor Rick Duncan of Cuyahoga Valley Church in Cleveland which in part says:

We know that we are not all we should be, but we read our Bibles. At least some. We pray. At least a little. We come to church. Most weekends. We live decent lives. Better than most.

But when we ask God for some favors – for some blessings – it seems like He’s not holding up His end of the deal.

Maybe your thinking, “Lots of stuff around me is broken; broken relationships, broken ministries, broken communities. And I want to see God work through me to restore things, but nothing good happens. So, I’m disappointed with God.”

We have to know that there are times when God is not answering our prayers – not using us as restorers – because our hearts are not right with Him.

Isaiah 58 tells us how our hearts need to change if we want God to use us to restore what’s broken around us.

I hope this is the first post in a series.  Please post a comment and encourage Rick.