2023

I WILL RESTORE THE YEARS T

RESTORATION OF LOST YEARS IN OUR LIFE

DAVID OMOLLO
I WILL RESTORE THE YEARS THAT THE LOCUST HAS EATEN”
(JOEL 2:25).

Lost Years of Our Lives

1. Lost years are fruitless years.

2. Lost years are painful years
3. Lost years are selfish years
4. Lost years are loveless years
5. Lost years are rebellious years
6. Lost years are misdirected years
7. Lost years are Christ-less years.

JOEL 2:18-27
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The LORD Answers the Prayer of His People

18
Then the LORD was concerned for his land. He took pity on his
people.19 He replied, “I am sending you grain, olive oil and fresh wine. It
will be enough to satisfy you completely. I will never allow other
nations to make fun of you again. 20 “I will drive far away from you the
army that comes from the north. I will send some of its forces into a
dry and empty land. Its eastern troops will drown in the Dead Sea. Its
western troops will drown in the Mediterranean Sea. Their dead bodies
will stink. The LORD has done great things. 21 Land of Judah, don’t be
afraid. Be glad and full of joy. The LORD has done great things. 22 Wild
animals, don’t be afraid. The desert grasslands are turning green
again. The trees are bearing their fruit. The vines and fig trees are
producing rich crops. 23 People of Zion, be glad. Be joyful because of
what the LORD your God has done. He has given you the right amount
of rain in the fall. That’s because he is faithful. He has sent you plenty
of showers. He has sent fall and spring rains alike, just as he did
before. 24 Your threshing floors will be covered with grain. Olive oil and
fresh wine will spill over from the places where they are stored.
25
The LORD says, “I sent a great army of locusts to attack you. They
included common locusts, giant locusts, young locusts and other
locusts. I will make up for the years they ate your crops. 26 You will
have plenty to eat. It will satisfy you completely. Then you will praise
me. I am the LORD your God. I have done wonderful things for you. My
people will never again be put to shame. 27 You will know that I am
with you in Israel. I am the LORD your God. There is no other God. So
my people will never again be put to shame.

1. I am sending you grain, olive oil and fresh wine.

2. I will drive far away from you the army
3. Don’t be afraid.
4. Be joyful because of what the LORD your God has done
5. I will make up for the years they ate your crops
6. It will satisfy you completely
7. My people will never again be put to shame

What does the Bible say about restoration?

1. Jeremiah 30:17 – God Restores & Heals Wounds

“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!’”
2. Job 42:10 – God Restored What Job Had Lost
And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed
for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had
before.
Job 42:10
3. Isaiah 61:7 – Receiving a Double Portion
Instead of your shame, there shall be a double portion; instead of
dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore in their land they
shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy.
 Isaiah 61:7
4. Isaiah 55:1 – All Those Who Are Needy, Come to The Lord
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who
has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.”
Isaiah 55:1
5. John 10:10 – Jesus Came To Give Life in Abundance
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that
they may have life and have it abundantly.”
John 10:10
6. Joshua 1:9 – We Need Not Be Afraid, For God Is With Us
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not
be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is
with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9