ENJOYING SUPERNATURAL ADVANTAGE THROUGH RESTORATION

Title: ENJOYING SUPERNATURAL ADVANTAGE THROUGH RESTORATION

By Rev. Samuel Arimoro

Main Text: Joel 2:25-26
Supporting Texts: Jeremiah 30:17; Psalm 23:3; Isaiah 61:7

INTRODUCTION:
Restoration is one of God's divine strategies for bringing His people back to the fullness of their inheritance. It is the process by which God recovers what was lost, stolen, or destroyed and brings about greater glory. Restoration through God doesn't just return you to your original state; it elevates you beyond what you could have imagined. This supernatural advantage comes only through God's intervention.

1. UNDERSTANDING DIVINE RESTORATION

a) Restoration as God's Nature
God is a restorer by nature. From Genesis to Revelation, He is seen as one who recovers lost glory, possessions, and destinies (Jeremiah 30:17).

b) Restoration Goes Beyond Recovery
God's restoration doesn't just bring back what was lost; it multiplies it. Joel 2:25 speaks of years wasted being restored in abundance.

c) Restoration Brings Joy and Satisfaction
When God restores, it is accompanied by divine joy and fullness of life (Joel 2:26).

d) Restoration Removes Shame
Restoration lifts you out of disgrace and places honour upon your life (Isaiah 61:7).

e) Biblical Example: The story of Job (Job 42:10). After losing everything, God restored Job's fortunes, doubling his previous blessings.

2. FACTORS THAT LEAD TO RESTORATION

a) Genuine Repentance
A heart that seeks God in humility and repentance attracts restoration (2 Chronicles 7:14).

b) Faith in God's Promises
Restoration begins when you believe in the promises of God concerning your situation (Mark 11:24).

c) Prayers of Restoration
Restoration comes when we call upon God with fervent and expectant hearts (Jeremiah 33:3).

d) Obedience to Divine Instructions
Often, restoration is tied to our obedience to God's word (Deuteronomy 30:2-3).

e) Biblical Example: David in Ziklag (1 Samuel 30:8). When David inquired of the Lord, he was instructed to pursue and recover everything the enemy had stolen.

3. SUPERNATURAL ADVANTAGE THROUGH RESTORATION

a) Restoration Multiplies Your Blessings
God’s restoration doesn’t just return what was lost but brings it back with increase (Zechariah 9:12).

b) Restoration Reverses Negative Patterns
Where there has been failure, stagnation, or delay, God’s restoration breaks every cycle of negativity (Isaiah 61:3).

c) Restoration Opens New Doors
Restoration positions you for new opportunities and blessings beyond what you lost (Revelation 3:8).

d) Restoration Establishes Divine Favour
Those who experience restoration find themselves walking in unmerited favour (Psalm 102:13).

e) Biblical Example: Naomi and Ruth (Ruth 4:13-17). After a season of loss, Naomi’s family line was restored through Boaz and Ruth.

CONCLUSION:
Restoration is the supernatural hand of God turning your mourning into dancing, your loss into abundance, and your shame into honour. When you walk in alignment with God’s will and cry out for His help, He will step in and restore what the enemy has stolen. You will not only recover but also experience supernatural multiplication of blessings in every area of your life.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, restore every year that the enemy has wasted in my life, in Jesus' name.

2. I recover all that has been stolen from me spiritually, financially, and emotionally, in Jesus' name.

3. Powers assigned to steal my joy and peace, be destroyed by fire, in Jesus' name.

4. O God of restoration, arise and turn my shame into glory, in Jesus' name.

5. By divine favour, I receive double for all my losses, in the name of Jesus.

6. Every satanic barrier to my restoration, scatter by fire, in the name of Jesus.

7. Lord, grant me the grace to obey every instruction that leads to my restoration, in Jesus' name.

8. Father, let every dry area of my life receive the rain of restoration, in Jesus' name.

9. Powers causing delay in my recovery, be destroyed now, in Jesus' name.

10. I decree total restoration of my health, family, and destiny, in Jesus' name.

PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS:
1. I declare that your season of restoration has come in Jesus' name.

2. You will recover every blessing that has been delayed or denied in Jesus' name.

3. The Lord will restore to you double for every loss you have experienced.

4. Every shame you have suffered is turning into honour and glory.

5. You are stepping into a season of supernatural abundance.

6. The years wasted by the enemy are being restored by the power of God.

7. Every closed door is opening, and new opportunities are springing forth.

8. You shall walk in divine favour and supernatural advantage from today.

9. The God of restoration will visit your family and restore peace and joy.

10. Your testimony of complete restoration shall manifest speedily in Jesus' name!