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125 Bible verses about Restoration
Life can feel overwhelming sometimes, right? Like everything's falling apart. But I want you to know, deep down, that God is the source of all life, and He has the power to change any circumstance. His thoughts toward you are good, His plan for you is perfect, and His love for you is immense.
No matter what you're going through right now, God isn't limited by it. He can and will bless you and help you. In His eyes, you are someone truly special. Even if it feels like your world is in pieces, He will restore you. He'll lift you up, dust you off, and you will shine because of His mercy.
What seems lost and hopeless right now will be transformed into joy by the infinite power of Jesus. Cry out to God. Ask for His intervention. Don't doubt that His grace empowers you to do, through Him, what you can't do on your own. You won't fight alone. Jesus will fight with you, and in His name, everything around you will be restored by the Holy Spirit.
What seemed unsolvable will become a work of art. What seemed impossible to change will be admired for the wonders it reveals. God will begin a process of restoration in you. It might be painful at first, but even when you walk through fire, He will not abandon you. As Psalm 80:31 says, "Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.”
I will make up for the years that the ‘arbeh-locust consumed your crops – the yeleq-locust, the hasil-locust, and the gazam-locust – my great army that I sent against you.
You will have plenty to eat, and your hunger will be fully satisfied; you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has acted wondrously in your behalf. My people will never again be put to shame.
to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away – look, what is new has come!
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!
And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
O Lord, restore our well-being, just as the streams in the arid south are replenished.
Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.
I will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called, ‘The Just City, Faithful Town.’”
Yes, I will restore you to health. I will heal your wounds. I, the Lord, affirm it! For you have been called an outcast, Zion, whom no one cares for.”
But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
He entreats God, and God delights in him, he sees God’s face with rejoicing, and God restores to him his righteousness.
Your perpetual ruins will be rebuilt; you will reestablish the ancient foundations. You will be called, ‘The one who repairs broken walls, the one who makes the streets inhabitable again.’
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
Because of this, the Lord said, “You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them.
He has said, ‘They will be carried off to Babylon. They will remain there until it is time for me to show consideration for them again. Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.’ I, the Lord, affirm this!”
For the Lord will restore the majesty of Jacob, as well as the majesty of Israel, though their enemies have plundered them and have destroyed their fields.
I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh.
I will put my Spirit within you; I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes and carefully observe my regulations.
And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.
The Lord says, ‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called “truthful city,” “mountain of the Lord who rules over all,” “holy mountain.”’
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away – look, what is new has come!
And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.
“Don’t remember these earlier events; don’t recall these former events.
“Look, I am about to do something new. Now it begins to happen! Do you not recognize it? Yes, I will make a road in the desert and paths in the wilderness.
This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.
For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!
if you become pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself for you, and will restore your righteous abode.
For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.
He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
the Lord your God will reverse your captivity and have pity on you. He will turn and gather you from all the peoples among whom he has scattered you.
I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.
O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!
For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me! O Lord, hurry and help me!
May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced!
May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!”
I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!
He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!
He retrieved all the stolen property. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the rest of the people.
When Jesus heard this he said, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do.
Go and learn what this saying means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
They will rebuild the perpetual ruins and restore the places that were desolate; they will reestablish the ruined cities, the places that have been desolate since ancient times.
‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the fallen tent of David; I will rebuild its ruins and restore it,
if my people, who belong to me, humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, and repudiate their sinful practices, then I will respond from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, so that you will once again be built up. Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers.
The Lord says, “I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob. I will show compassion on their ruined homes. Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site.
The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
For just as the ground produces its crops and a garden yields its produce, so the sovereign Lord will cause deliverance to grow, and give his people reason to praise him in the sight of all the nations.
to announce the year when the Lord will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn,
But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.
“In that day I will rebuild the collapsing hut of David. I will seal its gaps, repair its ruins, and restore it to what it was like in days gone by.
Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!
See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path!
“I (says the Lord) will strengthen the kingdom of Judah and deliver the people of Joseph and will bring them back because of my compassion for them. They will be as though I had never rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and therefore I will hear them.
Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!
Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?
Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you!
The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever hears reproof acquires understanding.
Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,
And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called “the Beautiful Gate” every day so he could beg for money from those going into the temple courts.
so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and so that he may send the Messiah appointed for you – that is, Jesus.
This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.
For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:
I have observed the burden that God has given to people to keep them occupied.
God has made everything fit beautifully in its appropriate time, but he has also placed ignorance in the human heart so that people cannot discover what God has ordained, from the beginning to the end of their lives.
I have concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they live,
and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.
I also know that whatever God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken away from it. God has made it this way, so that men will fear him.
Whatever exists now has already been, and whatever will be has already been; for God will seek to do again what has occurred in the past.
I saw something else on earth: In the place of justice, there was wickedness, and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.
I thought to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment for every deed.
I also thought to myself, “It is for the sake of people, so God can clearly show them that they are like animals.
For the fate of humans and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;
Both go to the same place, both come from the dust, and to dust both return.
Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?
So I perceived there is nothing better than for people to enjoy their work, because that is their reward; for who can show them what the future holds?
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?
And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.
Come, let’s consider your options,” says the Lord. “Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.
He sent them an assuring word and healed them; he rescued them from the pits where they were trapped.
Therefore we have been buried with him through baptism into death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too may live a new life.
Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees,
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.
Now, this is what the Lord says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: “Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.
For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.
He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.
From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.
As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.
But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.
Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to open your graves and will raise you from your graves, my people. I will bring you to the land of Israel.
Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and raise you from your graves, my people.
I will place my breath in you and you will live; I will give you rest in your own land. Then you will know that I am the Lord – I have spoken and I will act, declares the Lord.’”
He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.
He was fully convinced that what God promised he was also able to do.
Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,
equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
The Lord avenges me. O Lord, your loyal love endures. Do not abandon those whom you have made!
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is your life because of righteousness.
Moreover if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will also make your mortal bodies alive through his Spirit who lives in you.
So then, brothers and sisters, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh
(for if you live according to the flesh, you will die), but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God.
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba, Father.”
The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s children.
And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) – if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.
For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us.
For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God.
For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.
The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, since we have been reconciled, will we be saved by his life?
Not only this, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.
So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned –
for before the law was given, sin was in the world, but there is no accounting for sin when there is no law.
Yet death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who did not sin in the same way that Adam (who is a type of the coming one) transgressed.
But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if the many died through the transgression of the one man, how much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!
And the gift is not like the one who sinned. For judgment, resulting from the one transgression, led to condemnation, but the gracious gift from the many failures led to justification.
For if, by the transgression of the one man, death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!
Consequently, just as condemnation for all people came through one transgression, so too through the one righteous act came righteousness leading to life for all people.
For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.
through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.
Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
and have been clothed with the new man that is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created it.
Here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all and in all.
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.
Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,
I know, Lord, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.
Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. Yes, they will possess a double portion in their land and experience lasting joy.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)
in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.
“‘Therefore,’ says the Lord, ‘I have become compassionate toward Jerusalem and will rebuild my temple in it,’ says the Lord who rules over all. ‘Once more a surveyor’s measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.
because everyone who has been fathered by God conquers the world. This is the conquering power that has conquered the world: our faith.
When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.
I thank my God every time I remember you.
since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.
I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you
because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.
The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,
nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!
An evil person suffers much pain, but the Lord’s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him.
Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!
How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
The Lord will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.
And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) – if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.
O Israel, hope in the Lord, for the Lord exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver.
He will deliver Israel from all the consequences of their sins.
In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.
The Lord is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?
As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –
No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.
For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.
They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.
You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.
The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.
When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.
I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust –
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,
He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.
A voice cries out, “In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God.
Even youths get tired and weary; even strong young men clumsily stumble.
But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
Praise the Lord, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!
Praise the Lord, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders!
Praise the Lord, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires!
Praise the Lord, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,
who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,
who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.