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4. “Restoration Song”
Description:
“Restoration Song” is about healing broken families and relationships. It invites God’s love to mend the hearts that have been wounded by sin and division, focusing on forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration. The song paints a picture of a home filled with God’s love and presence, where peace and healing reign. It is a beautiful reminder of God’s power to restore what has been shattered.
Purpose:
To intercede for the restoration and healing of families and relationships.
Extended Devotion for “Restoration Song”
Scriptural Basis:
- Joel 2:25 – “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.”
- Psalm 147:3 – “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
- Isaiah 61:1 – “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”
Theme: Restoration of Families and Relationships
“Restoration Song” is a prayerful plea for God’s healing touch over families and relationships that have been broken or torn apart by sin, misunderstandings, or division. It’s a song of hope, reminding believers that God is a Restorer who delights in bringing beauty from brokenness. This devotion encourages intercessors to pray for restoration in their homes, families, and communities, believing that God’s love can mend even the deepest wounds.
Understanding Restoration:
Restoration is not merely fixing what is broken but making something better than it was before. God’s heart is for reconciliation, for bringing unity where there was division, and for making new what was destroyed. Whether it’s relationships between family members, friends, or within communities, God’s promise is to restore and bring back what has been lost. As intercessors, we are called to pray for reconciliation, peace, and the rebuilding of what the enemy has tried to destroy.
Practical Steps for Intercession:
- Pray for Healing in Broken Relationships:
- Lift up the families or relationships that need God’s healing touch. Ask God to bring forgiveness, understanding, and reconciliation where there is pain or division.
- Prayer: “Father, we bring before You the families that are hurting and broken. We ask for Your healing touch, that You would mend the wounds and bring reconciliation to their hearts.”
- Pray for Forgiveness and the Removal of Bitterness:
- Pray that any bitterness, resentment, or unforgiveness be replaced with God’s grace and love. Forgiveness is the key to restoration, and it starts with letting go of offenses.
- Prayer: “Lord, help us to forgive as You have forgiven us. Remove any bitterness from our hearts, and let Your love be the banner over our relationships.”
- Declare God’s Promise of Restoration:
- Stand on God’s promises of restoration. Declare that He is bringing back what has been lost and making all things new. Speak life over every family and relationship.
- Declaration: “In Jesus’ name, I declare that what the enemy has stolen, God will restore. He is bringing healing, hope, and unity to our families and communities.”
- Ask for God’s Presence to Reign in Homes:
- Pray that God’s presence would dwell in homes, making them places of peace, love, and unity. Where God’s presence is, there is healing and restoration.
- Prayer: “Lord, let Your presence fill our homes. May Your peace, love, and unity reign in every household, and may our families reflect Your glory.”
Personal Reflection:
- Are there relationships in your life that need restoration? Ask God to show you where you can take the first step in seeking reconciliation.
- How can you create an atmosphere of love and forgiveness in your home? Remember that restoration often begins with one person taking a step of faith.
Encouragement for the Intercessor:
God is a God of restoration. No matter how hopeless a situation may seem, His power is greater than the brokenness we face. When we pray for restoration, we are partnering with God’s heart to bring healing and hope to those who are hurting. Trust in His ability to mend what is broken, and do not grow weary in lifting up those who need restoration. God is faithful, and He will fulfill His promises.
Closing Prayer:
“Lord, we ask for Your restoring power to be poured out over our families and relationships. Where there has been division, bring unity. Where there has been pain, bring healing. Let Your love be the force that binds us together, and may we see Your promises of restoration come to pass. We trust in Your power to make all things new. In Jesus’ name, amen.”
Lyrics
4. “Restoration Song”
Verse 1
Broken hearts and shattered homes, divisions deep and wide,
Families torn by strife and pain, love and trust have died.
Walls of silence, bridges burned, we walk on separate ways,
Wounded spirits, hardened hearts, lost in a maze of days.
Chorus
God of healing, God of mercy, You can mend what’s torn apart,
Restoration is Your promise, bring renewal to each heart.
Faithful Father, gentle Savior, let Your love invade our souls,
We exalt You, Lord Almighty, making broken places whole.
Verse 2
We confess our selfish ways, the hurtful words we’ve said,
Turning from resentment’s grip, we seek Your grace instead.
Cleanse us of unforgiveness, purge the bitterness within,
Heal the wounds we’ve left unspoken, free us from our sin.
Chorus
God of healing, God of mercy, You can mend what’s torn apart,
Restoration is Your promise, bring renewal to each heart.
Faithful Father, gentle Savior, let Your love invade our souls,
We exalt You, Lord Almighty, making broken places whole.
Bridge
Spirit, move among our families, reconcile each one,
Let Your peace replace the conflict, let Your will be done.
Bind us with chords of unity, let compassion lead,
We intercede for healing now, believing and decreed.
Chorus
God of healing, God of mercy, You can mend what’s torn apart,
Restoration is Your promise, bring renewal to each heart.
Faithful Father, gentle Savior, let Your love invade our souls,
We exalt You, Lord Almighty, making broken places whole.
Outro
By Your hand, restore and heal, make our families anew,
For Your glory, we are waiting, all our hope is found in You.
Chord Chart
Restoration Song
D G Bm A
Verse 1
D G Bm A
Broken hearts and shattered homes, divisions deep and wide,
D G Bm A
Families torn by strife and pain, love and trust have died.
D G Bm A
Walls of silence, bridges burned, we walk on separate ways,
D G Bm A
Wounded spirits, hardened hearts, lost in a maze of days.
Chorus
D G Bm A
God of healing, God of mercy, You can mend what’s torn apart,
D G Bm A
Restoration is Your promise, bring renewal to each heart.
D G Bm A
Faithful Father, gentle Savior, let Your love invade our souls,
G Bm A D
We exalt You, Lord Almighty, making broken places whole.
G D G Bm A
Verse 2
D G Bm A
We confess our selfish ways, the hurtful words we’ve said,
D G Bm A
Turning from resentment’s grip, we seek Your grace instead.
D G Bm A
Cleanse us of unforgiveness, purge the bitterness within,
D G Bm A
Heal the wounds we’ve left unspoken, free us from our sin.
Chorus
D G Bm A
God of healing, God of mercy, You can mend what’s torn apart,
D G Bm A
Restoration is Your promise, bring renewal to each heart.
D G Bm A
Faithful Father, gentle Savior, let Your love invade our souls,
G Bm A D
We exalt You, Lord Almighty, making broken places whole.
G Bm A
G Bm A G
Ooo exalt You, Lord Almighty, making broken places whole.
Verse 2
G D A
We confess our selfish ways, the hurtful words we’ve said,
G Bm A
Turning from resentment’s grip, we seek Your grace instead.
G Bm A G
Cleanse us of unforgiveness, purge the bitterness within,
D A G
Heal the wounds we’ve left unspoken, free us from our sin.
Bridge
D G Bm A
Spirit, move among our families, reconcile each one,
D G Bm A
Let Your peace replace the conflict, let Your will be done.
D G Bm A
Bind us with chords of unity, let compassion lead,
D G A
We intercede for healing now, believing and decreed.
Chorus
D G Bm A
God of healing, God of mercy, You can mend what’s torn apart,
D G Bm A
Restoration is Your promise, bring renewal to each heart.
D G Bm A
Faithful Father, gentle Savior, let Your love invade our souls,
G Bm A D
We exalt You, Lord Almighty, making broken places whole.
Outro
D G Bm A
By Your hand, restore and heal, make our families anew,
D Bm A D
For Your glory, we are waiting, all our hope is found in You.