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17/07/2026

One of the enemy’s greatest lies is convincing us that we’ve missed God’s best—that we’ve wasted too much time, made too many mistakes, or lost too much to ever recover.

But Joel 2 reminds us of a different kind of God.

He isn’t only the God who forgives. He’s the God who restores.

He restores years that seemed lost.
He restores opportunities we thought were gone forever.
He restores hearts that have been broken, dreams that have been buried, and our faith in Him that has grown weary.

And His restoration isn’t merely about bringing you back to where you started. God restores with abundance. He doesn’t just replace what was lost—He provides more than enough. What He gives carries His peace, His purpose, and His presence.

So if you’re grieving lost time, don’t let regret have the final word. Your past is not beyond God’s redemption. The same God who restores wasted years is also the God who knows exactly how to redeem them.

Your delay doesn’t surprise Him.
Your mistakes don’t disqualify you.
Your losses are not too great for His grace.

God never wastes what is surrendered to Him. Trust the One who restores what was lost and provides more than enough for what lies ahead.

“I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten… You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God.” — Joel 2:25–26

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30/12/2018

Daily Devotion: All Things New
The Bible in One Year: Zechariah 13–14; Revelation 21
Today's Bible Reading: Revelation 21:1–7
If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17
Junkyards intrigue me. I enjoy working on cars, so I frequently make trips to the one near our home. It’s a lonely place, where the wind whispers through discarded hulks that were once someone’s prized possession. Some were wrecked, some wore out, and others simply outlived their usefulness. As I walk between the rows, a car will sometimes catch my eye, and I’ll find myself wondering about the adventures it had during its “lifetime.” Like a portal to the past, each has a story to tell—of human hankering after the latest model and the inescapable passage of time.
But I take particular pleasure in finding new life for an old part. Whenever I can take something discarded and give it new life in a restored vehicle, it feels like a small victory against time and decline.
It sometimes makes me think of Jesus’s words at the end of the Bible: “I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:5). These words refer to God’s renewal of creation, which includes believers. Already, all who’ve received Jesus are a “new creation” in Him (2 Corinthians 5:17).
And one day we will enter into His promise of unending days with Him (John 14:3). Age and disease will no longer take their toll, and we will continue the adventure of an eternal lifetime. What stories each of us will have to tell—stories of our Savior’s redeeming love and undying faithfulness.
—JAMES BANKS
Loving Lord, I praise You that I am a new creation in You, and that in Your kindness and mercy You have given me the promise of eternal life.
The end of a year and beginning of another is an opportunity for a fresh start. What might God be making new in your life?