Reflections on restoring "the lost"- Luke 19:10

Springtime greetings to our "Journey" bloggers!

I haven't written in quite some time on the WJOF blog..My writings typically gravitate to the "facebook world", so I will share a piece of what wrote in our WJOF Facebook group this week:

I wrote a few months back posing the question of what the phrase "restoration of women" meant to you. Many have posted to the board and others have shared with us one on one. Thank you for that! The words "Restore- Restoration- Restoring" continue to churn within me personally and also as a ministry team. Although we have a clear vision statement posted on our website ("Gathering, Nurturing, Discovering,

 Sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ") We are praying for what we at Women's Journey of Faith are called to do- emmulate and pray for in this organization at this time. When Keynote speaker-Lisa Bevere joined us at the "Empowered" conference in 2006, the verse Luke 19:10 made an impact as she shared from the Amplified version of the Bible. (as well as Genesis 1:27 which I will write about another time) She explained that Jesus came to restore ALL that was lost in the fall of mankind when sin entered the world. In the church, we tend to think only of the unbelievers when we hear the word "lost"- but I would like to share with you 3 versions of Luke 19:10 to perhaps expand our theology of what "lost" means from His perspective:

Luke 19:10 (3 v

ersions):

“ For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” (Luke 19:10 New Living translation) Women are lost without a relationship with Jesus, they need the Savior and Jesus IS the only way and truth and life and no one comes to the Father except through Him....

“For the Son of Man came to find and restore the lost." (Luke 19:10 Message Version.) Women are lost without truth to guide their path. They need Jesus as their Savior and Lord to guide their journey. Christians continue to face distractions, lies and temptations to lure us off the path of holiness.

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10 Amplified version) Women are lost in the shuffle if not positioned in God’s kingdom. They need God’s alignment on '

earth as it is in heaven'. 


It is obvious our Heavenly Father is in the business of restoring -AMEN? 

Would you pray along with us that we would press into His heart for our original intent for women and what He is seeking to restore? 

• Restoring Marriages 
  
• Restoring Parenting 
  
• Restoring Dignity
  
• Restoring Purpose 
  
• Restoring Joy 
  
• Restoring Peace
  
• Restoring Relationships 
  
• Restoring Gender Equality
  
• Restoring Strength -
  
• Restoring His Kingdom -on earth as it is in heaven.
  

After leading Women's Journey of Faith for 10  years, much has changed and I have changed through this process. Amen for that! Yet there is a hunger for something more that we have not yet realized. I continue to press on with our team because we sense we are a part of larger picture as we play our "note on the piano". With the spring season comes the sense of anticipation. When it comes to the "restoration of women", well for that matter- the "FULL restoration of all mankind", my heart skips a beat and I dream of what that day will be like. (smile).-Jodi

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