"I've Been Restored!"

...so said my tooth!
Having spent a while reclined in the dentist's chair today, it was made quite clear that restorations and rescues are often costly matters. But the truth is that they are also necessary.
While reclining in the dentist's chair listening to the orchestrated sounds of dental drills, air suctions and water sprays, I found myself recalling the words of Henry Francis Lyte ~ "...ransomed, healed, restored..." ~ and, after informing my wife of the invoice amount, hopefully "...forgiven" too!

Spiritually-speaking, we are all in need of being rescued from sin and restored to wholeness of life. This is only achieved through God's redemptive plan of saving grace in Jesus. And this too was a costly matter. Ironically, it is still God's free gift to mankind providing we believe whole-heartedly that Jesus has indeed set us free. Free to open ourselves up to the restorative work of His Holy Spirit from the inside out. God's Word is trustworthy and reliable, every time!

Proverbs 25:19 (NLT) ~"Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble is like chewing with a broken tooth..."