Restored

August 19, 2026

“For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the LORD, because they have called you an outcast: It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’” Jeremiah 30:17 (ESV)

All of us have been ill at some point in our lives, and none of liked the feeling of being sick. When we are not feeling well, we are miserable, weak, and irritable. Not only do we go through physical sickness, we can also suffer from spiritual sickness. We become lethargic in our worship and our praise, and we do not feel like serving God or singing or praising His Holy name. When we are physically sick, we become more vulnerable to attacks by germs, when we are spiritually sick we are more vulnerable to attacks of the enemy. The Scripture reminds us, for I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the LORD, because they have called you an outcast: It is Zion, for whom no one cares! I encourage you today to remember The Lord is your healer. The Lord will restore health to you, both physically and spiritually. It is important you check on your physical health and you must also check on your spiritual health. People will wound you, but you can be thankful you have a God who will heal you. People will put you down and call you an outcast and no one cares about you, but you know that The Lord cares about you and He will be with you and pick you up when others put you down. People will do all types of things to hurt, harm, and bruise you, but you must remember The Lord is there with you through it all. People may call you this, that or even the other thing, but you must remember The Lord has called you blessed. I thank God He is a restorer, and He is restoring my health, and healing my wounds. Although some may have called me an outcast, but The Lord has called me blessed, and since I am blessed by the Best ,I can confidently proclaim, "It's My Year To Get My Thing From My God!"

Prayer:

Lord, thank you for being my restorer. You restore my health physically, mentally, and spiritually. Your restore to me everything that the enemy has stolen and I am grateful for all the great and wonderful things you continue to do in my life. They have called me an outcast and says that you don’t care about me, but I know you care and no matter what anyone else calls me I will stand on what you call me, you call me blessed. Thank you for always being there for me. I love you Lord. In Jesus Name Amen.

Be Inspired, Rev. Dr. Stephen W. Pogue, Pastor
Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church
Mount Vernon, NY