Pastor Eduardo Alves was in a blessed service at Ministerios Adoracion church:
It is not over yet! Amos 9:11-15
In our text today, God promises restoration of the fallen house of David. God will repair its broken places and restore its ruins. He will bring about a new nation that is stronger and more powerful than what was there before. A new day will come, one that is not brought forth in judgment, but in liberation. This is a day where the people can once again enjoy the goodness of the Lord and live in his presence.
1. God Promises to Restore His People By Lifting Them Up - Amos 9:11 “In that day “I will restore David’s fallen shelter—
I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins—and will rebuild it as it used to be,”
The nation had lost their position of favor. They felt cast down and destroy with no hope for the future. They were out of place, completely gone astray but God comes to lift them up. No matter where we find ourselves, when we repent, we can expect God to lift us up!
2. God promises to Restore His People By Fixing Them Up - Amos 9:11 “In that day “I will restore David’s fallen shelter—
I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins—and will rebuild it as it used to be,”
Sin, separation and slavery have a way of breaking us up. The nation experienced a loss of joy, identity and self worth. They lost their names, the culture, religion and their hope. God promises to put them back together again. Jesus described the Father as a good shepherd who would leave the ninety-nine in search of the one. Jesus came to seek and to save that which is lost (Luke 19:10). God knows how to repair the breaches and build your faith, self esteem, and revive your hope.
3. God promises to Restore His People By Giving Them Increase - Amos 9:12-13 “so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name,[e]” declares the LORD, who will do these things. 3 “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills,
After the people are restored in their relationship with God, God raising them up to their former glory and then fixes everything that has been broken. God will restore His people by giving them increase: (1) be a effective witness of Christ. (2) Make them effective workers and attract others to join in the work (3) give them an abundant harvest for our labor.
4. God Promises to Restore His People By Replanting and Maturing Them-. Amos 9:14,15 “And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.”
God will put his people in the right location. It is difficult to be productive when you are scattered and disconnected, but the perfect fulfillment of this promise can be found only in Christ Jesus. Christ alone completed the law and fulfilled the promises. Through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God completed the restoration promised. Salvation and restoration is a gift that is now available to everyone.
