Restorative Power - Jehovah Is"Making All Things New"

A child loses or breaks a beloved toy and lets out a plaintive cry. the sound is heartrending! Have you ever seen, though, how a child's face lights up when a parent restores what was lost? To the parent, it may be a simple matter to find the toy or to fix it. But the child is all smiles and full of wonder. What seemed to be gone forever has been restored!

Jehovah, the ultimate Parent, has the power to restore what his earthly children may view as hopelessly lost. Of course, we do not mean mere toys. In these "critical times hard to deal with," we have to face loses that are far more serious. (2 Timothy 3:1-5) Much of what people hold dear seems ever at risk - home, possessions, employment,even health. We may also feel dismayed when we contemplate the destruction of the environment and the resulting loss, by extinc -tion, of many species of living things. However, nothing hits us as hard as the death of someone we love. The feelings of loss and powerlessness can be overwhelming. -2 Samuel 18:33.

How comforting,then, to learn about Jehovah's restorative power! As we will see, there is an amazing scope to what God can and will restore to his earthly children. In fact, the Bible shows that Jehovah purposes the "restoration of all things." (Acts 3:21) To accomplish this, Jehovah will use the Messianic Kingdom, ruled by his Son, Jesus Christ. The evidence shows that this Kingdom began ruling in heaven in 1914. (Matthew 24:3-14) What will be restored? Let us consider some of Jehovah's grand acts of restoration . One of these we can already see and experience. Others will occur on a large scale in the future.

Next time: The Restoration Of Pure Worship

Draw Close To Jehovah, 2002