Joel 2:25 ” And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.”

DAILY READING 1Timothy 3, Isaiah 36, Psalm 120.

MC Hammer, whose real name is Stanley Burrell was one of the biggest music stars of the 1980s and 1990s.

However, he had started his musical career as a Gospel artiste whose purpose was to please God.
As a young boy he had committied his life to Christ and attended Bible studies and church meetings almost daily.
He formed a Gospel music group called , the Holy Ghost Boys.

But a change came in his life in 1988 when he connected to Capitol Records and was gradually drawn into worldly music. It wasn’t long before he began to slide into sin and away from God’s purpose.
By the early 1990s, Mc Hammer had become a multi-platinum rap superstar winning Grammy awards and had an estimated annual income of $33 million.
Despite all the riches and glamour, it wasn’t long before his life began a downward spiral. He squandered his fortune on a lavish lifestyle and by 1996, he had lost almost everything. He amassed debts of nearly $14 million and
was forced to file for bankruptcy.

Life became a difficult journey as he suffered a serious knee injury and his wife had a cancer diagnosis.
However, as he returned back to God and recommitted his life to Christ things began to turn around.
He experienced a divine recovery and restoration as
God not only brought him out of bankruptcy, but also healed both him and his wife.
Today, Mc Hammer is back in the limelight, but now as a Gospel minister who through music and television shows spreads the Gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. Though he had sunk to the lowest depths, yet though God’s help he was able to rise again.

Indeed we serve the faithful God who specializes in recovery of the lost!

In 2 Kings 6:1-7 prophet Elisha and sons of the prophet were cutting trees for a buildng, when one of the young prophet’s iron axe head fell into the water.
The Jordan was a muddy and dangerous river and, in the natural, there was very little chance of the axe head being recovered.
But when prophet Elisha cut off a stick, and threw it into the river; the iron axe head floated to the surface and was recovered.

Spiritually, the stick represented Jesus,l. He is the rod out of the stem of Jesse. (Isaiah 11:1).
Through Christ, any missing axe head in our lives can be miraculously recovered.

The loss of the axe head was probably due to the carelessness or mistake of the young prophet.
However, God’s mercies are always greater than our mistakes.
If we miss God’s direction on the road of life, He often allows U-turns.
Even though, you may have lost the power, the grace and favor of God in the Jordan of your life, through His Word, God always brings recovery and restoration.
Repentance and diligently seek God through study of the Word, prayers, worship and praise, is the key to restoration.

In Jeremiah 29:13 , God says that when we seek Him with all our heart, we will find Him and He will turn away our captivity.
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Indeed when we seek God with all our heart, He will come to destroy every captivity and establish divine restoration in every area of our lives.
Certainly, today, in our finances, health and relationships,
God will cause every missing axe head to swim again.
That business, career or relationship that was going down will float again.
Your health will be restored, your peace will be recovered. The years that the cankerworms may have eaten will be miraculously restored.
Certainly, in this season, as we diligently seek God, everything stolen or missing in our lives will experience full and speedy restoration in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Father, please grant me the grace to always diligently seek You at all times. I thank You for the speedy recovery and restoration You are indeed bringing into my life in this season in Jesus Name.

QUOTE;
Discovery will guarantee you a recovery of anything ever lost or missing in your life. – WORDBITE 222.