Hope Restored ~ Pumza Mooi

In this New Year. We have heard of the new things that God is doing for and to His people. I'm sure by now we have heard some testimonies and we await our new things with such anticipation. Some are waiting for God to fix their lives before things get worse because it is said that this is 20fixit.

Our God is a very creative God. He never runs out of ideas to answer His children's prayers and requests. We have to know that just because He gave my brother a new thing it doesn't mean that He will do the same for me. Just because He saved your sister's marriage before her husband moved out doesn't mean He'll work the same for you.

At times, God resurrects what's been dead and buried because He gains glory through that. God let that part of your life die so that He can be glorified through you when He resurrects it again.

Remember Lazarus. Jesus loooooved Lazarus. Hence when he was very sick his sisters sent out for Jesus because they knew He'd come quickly to heal him. But Jesus let Lazarus die so that God would receive His glory through him. Jesus went on with His business but He never forgot about Lazarus.

When He got to Lazarus' tomb. He commanded them to roll away the stone and He called out Lazarus. He came out still in bandages. They had to be removed so that he may be free to see and walk.

Today, Jesus is saying to you. Roll away the stone you have closed the grave of your marriage with. Roll away the stone you have closed your dead heart with. Roll away the stone you have closed your dead mind with. No matter how long its been dead for, roll away the stone. Jesus doesn't mind the odor that will come out. Just roll away the stone that He may call out what's been buried and bring it to life. And you just wait, and be ready to remove the bandages so that life may begin again.

You know what's been dead in your life. You know what you've buried. Jesus is saying to you. ROLL AWAY THE STONE!!!