In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its for-mer glory.” Amos 9:11.

As we focus on the above scripture, we are informed by the Prophet Amos that, whilst King David ruled his kingdom, God gave to him everything that was according to God’s purposes and plans. When King David died, his son Solo-mon reigned and ruled in his place. In the beginning of his reign everything went well. He was responsible for building the temple. With the passing of time, King Solomon began to drift away from God. He began worshiping foreign gods. “AND SOLOMON DID EVIL IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, AND WENT NOT FULLY AFTER THE LORD, AS DID DAVID HIS FATHER.” 1 Kings 11:6. Currently as we sum up the state of affairs world-wide, it’s not difficult to see that there has been a drastic decline in the stand-ard of living. What once was sacred to our society, and where Godly princi-ples were a way of life and practised by families, has become estranged. Every now and then we are confronted with news of a family being disrupted through divorce. Every now and then we are informed of children being mo-lested by relatives, and so we could go on exposing the works of the devil. As Christians we are warned in Romans 12: 2, “NOT TO BE CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD BUT BE TRANS-FORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, THAT YOU MAY PROVE WHAT IS THAT THE GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE AND PERFECT WILL OF GOD.” Our minds can often be the area where the devil places un-godly thoughts that cause us to sin. However, when we focus on Jesus, we overcome the temptation that is put before us. Praise God there is a new day dawning when Jesus the King of Kings and Lord of Lords is coming back to renew and restore everything the devil has destroyed. I end with these words taken from Revelation 21:3, “AND I HEARD A LOUD VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAYING, BEHOLD THE TABERNACLE OF GOD IS WITH MEN AND HE WILL DWELL WITH THEM, AND THEY SHALL BE HIS PEOPLE AND GOD HIMSELF WILL BE WITH THEM AND BE THEIR GOD.”