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*2 Samuel 19*
*When God Restores **Sun, Feb 25th 2007*
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*God, our God, is a God of Restoration!*
· Web.
something, that has been brought back to an earlier and usually better condition
· Taking a mess, what is broken, destroyed, junk – and making it useful, beautiful
*Danger is that we lose sight of in a throw away society*
· Few things made to last – throw away, get new
· Few things repaired – cheaper to get new
· In such a culture, can lose sight of restoration
*Here in this room – all junk apart from God*
· God has restored so many
· God is restoring so many
o Lives, Marriages, Jobs, Ministry, etc
*This morning, see wonderful time of restoration in David*
· Been through an incredibly rough season – rejected, running, life, ministry up for grabs
* We will watch God restore & see five keys of restoration*
\\ *I. **1st **– Must be God’s Restoration*
*1. **Know this – it is really God restoring*
a. David wasn’t sure God would restore *15:25-26*
b.
David is convinced it is God’s restoration *19:22b*
c.
So does all the nation – see, accept God’s choice
i) God so worked – that it is clear to all
*2.
**To be a real restoration…it must be God restoring*
a.
There is a restoration – that is not God’s, dealing with symptoms and not the cause
b. *Exe 13:1-11* –like whitewashing weak wall
*3. ** We must be right with God – repentance – **Act 3:19*:* *
a.
If today…not right with God – call you to it now
*II.
**2nd –Accept God’s Restoration*
*1. **God was restoring – David almost missed it*
a. Caught up in sorrow for son, for loss
b. Saw last week– but guilt, sorrow – overwhelms
c. Joab rebukes – if don’t handle right – lose it all
d.
God was restoring…David almost missed it
*2.
**There is a need to accept God’s restoration*
a.
Some have called it forgiving self….ok,
but better receiving it from the Lord (His work, our acceptance)
b.
Some hold to a higher standard than God-pride
c.
The basic response of Christian life- faith, belief
*3. **Means – we have to accept & move on*
a. Agonizing over what he cannot change - sorrow
b. Problem to live there too long – destroys today
c. Need to forget the past & press ahead – *Phil 3:13*:* *
d.
David had before…needs again (real)
*III.
**3rd – Waiting for God’s Timing*
*1. **God has forgiven…David knows it*
a.
But notice what he does – he waits
b. Could have rushed back in – forced to throne
c.
Such actions….would
have been destructive
*2. **David waits – till wanted, invited back*
a. Speaks of it in Psalms he writes – *Ps 62:1-5**:*
b.
Israel Invites him back, realizes he is king
c. Still waits – Judah is not yet sure
d. Appeals to them, reasons –
e. Till with one heart, want him back
*3.
**Times of restoration are sensitive times*
a. Like a bull in a China shop
b. Danger of forcing, destroying causing damage
c. Seen it in marriages, lives, ministries…
d. Picture in Eze – priests – work w~/o sweat
e. Don’t want it to be “our doing”
*IV.
**4th Key – Forgive Others*
*1. **Forgiveness is required in restoration*
a.
This is not an optional part of this work
b. *Mat 6:12-15* – forgive as forgiven…or not forgiven
c. *Mat 18:21-35* – forgiven much – forgive others
i) Not lose salvation – hinder restoration
d. *Luke 17:3-10* – must forgive – normal Christian life
*2.
**Forgave those who opposed*
a. Judah is delaying, slow accepting David – why?
*b. **They were leaders in rebellion – in Hebron*
i) Worried David will deal harshly, vengeance
*c. **David sends word – expects their acceptance*
i) Positive way of speaking, not being hard
*d.
**David accepts, promotes Amasa*
i) Unwise militarily – accepting as general
A. But – providentially – will never happen
ii) Point – shows willing to forgive, restore – bless
A. Providing amnesty, pardon for offenders - hope
*e. **So God calls us to be – forgiving to resistant *
*3. **Forgave those who offended*
*a. **This is more, this is personal – personal attacks *
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