One of the natural outcomes of the lifting of God in a person’s life is that they recover every good thing they have lost. A cursory look at the dictionary meaning of the word recover, indicates a number of realities and contexts. When you recover from an illness or an injury, you become well again. The Hebrew root word for "recover," in the sense of healing or regaining strength, is the basis for words like "refuah" (healing) and "rapha" (to heal). If you recover from an unhappy or unpleasant experience, you stop being upset by it. If you recover from a period of weakness or difficulty, you improve or get stronger again. If you recover something that has been lost or stolen, you find it or get it back. The Bible indeed gives us practical examples of people and situations that demonstrate we can recover whatever we have lost and be restored to our former positions.
In 1 Samuel 30:1-19, we have the story of David who returned from battle only to find his camp ransacked and burned down, with his family and those of his army taken captive. 1 Samule 30:3-6 “When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. David’s two wives had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel. David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.” In spite of the anguish and sense of loss, verses 18-19 are instructive: “David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back”. Another warrior, this time from the Syrian army, Naaman, was healed and recovered of his leprosy (2 Kings 5:1-14). The Bible did not tell us if he was a leper from birth, but at the end of the encounter with Prophet Elisha his skin was like that of a baby: 2 Kings 5:14, “Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.” Jesus used the parable of the Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10) to highlight God’s joy in finding those who have strayed and emphasizes God's love and pursuit of lost souls. But we are not unmindful of the joy and restoration of the woman when she recovers what was lost.
August is the 8th month, and eight represents the number of new beginnings. You may have lost something precious; the enemy may have attacked your peace of mind; or you are going through a particularly difficult situation. There is hope for you because this is a season of total recovery, and God is set to fully restore your finances, relationships, joy, physical and spiritual health. It is your time to dance for joy. Our five-part series for the month, “Recover All”, will allow us to probe the mind of God, discover and obtain what He has in stock for us. Join us this and every Sunday as we explore the theme.
God bless you.
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