Repairer Of Broken Walls

“Then your light will break forth like the dawn and your healing will quickly appear; your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard…. You will be like a well-watered garden, a spring whose waters never fail…. You will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.”

That’s what I want to be called—a Repairer of Broken Walls and a Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. I want to be an agent of grace and healing in our broken world. I want to see needs and meet them. I want to see God’s Kingdom be established in our midst. I want revival to begin—Lord, let it begin with me—let it begin with us.

I know that I can’t do that on my own. I can’t even do it just because you’re willing to help me in the task. We can only do it because of God’s grace at work in our lives. We experience that grace when we realize our own mortality and our own brokenness. We are empowered by God’s grace when we confess our own dependence upon Him, when we recognize that we need Him in our lives.

That’s what the celebration of the Table is all about. It’s about gathering together for forgiveness and for nourishment. When we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Here, at this table, God meets us and gives us strength for the journey. When we come by faith remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus, we open ourselves to God’s grace in our lives.

Then, and only then, can we be “Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us.”

I invite you then, to observe a Holy Lent. Whether you observe it by fasting and self denial, by prayer, or by daily meditation, I invite you to observe a Holy Lent—one empowered by the Spirit of God, in which you seek out the poor, the sick, the lost, the naked, the tired, the weary, and do all that is in your power to meet their physical needs, so you might introduce them to the One who can meet their spiritual needs. Then, we may look to see revival in our midst—our healing will quickly appear, and we will be called Repairers of Broken Walls and Restorers of Streets with Dwellings.

In a moment, I will invite you to join me here at this table—it is God’s Table—it is His feast. You are invited to come in faith, if you believe that Christ is the Son of God and that He died for the forgiveness of your sins. You are invited to come and receive spiritual food for the journey ahead.

Let us pray.

Benediction: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord have mercy and compassion on you. The Lord enfold you in His love and give you peace. Amen.