What in the message most stood out to you? What do you think God is telling you through this message?
Have you ever broken something important or precious? What did you do about it?
What do you usually do with broken things? Do you like repairing or restoring things?
WORD
18 So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple,[c] and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
The temple was was broken and last its integrity and no longer can be used for its intended purpose. It needed to be replaced. Jesus did by dying on the cross and replacing the temple with Himself.
When Jesus sees broken things Jesus restores, rebuilds or replaces. As mature Christians we need to know what needs to be repaired replaced, restored in our lives. Confession of sins is the vehicle that allows one to become unbroken. It takes our personal reflection, transparency and authenticity.
APPLICATION
How have you experienced God’s restoration? How did he replace broken things in your life?
What is in you that Christ needs to repair or restore? What does the bible say about healing and restoration in this area of your life?
PRAYER
Thank God for restoring your relationship with Him through the death and resurrection of Jesus. Ask God to restore and heal anything that is broken within you and ask for grace to live in victory every day.
Intercede for your family members and friends who have not received Christ as their Lord and Savior. Pray for opportunities to present the gospel to them, even this week.
