Re:Verse passage – Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 (day seven)
O God, restore us
O God of hosts, restore us
O Lord God of hosts, restore us
Restore us. Is this not our prayer? The beauty of the intensifying refrain echoes in our heart. As our prayer deepens, so does our cry for restoration. Our heart craves and longs for the restoration with our creator, and the more we pray for it, the more we realize we need it. When that desire for restoration meets the goodness of God’s face shining upon us, that is where we will find revival.
The hope of revival isn’t in the restoration of our fortunes, nor is it in a restoration of the days of old. The hope of revival is that the Lord will shine His face upon us, restoring us with a fresh new perspective and fresh vision. It all begins with personal restoration. So on this first week of Advent we pray: restore me, restore my heart, restore my hope.
