Yeshua is everything to us:  our salvation, our hope, our future, to name a few. It is important to get to know Him as well as possible.  We can do this by interacting with Him and also by reading the Bible.  It is the word of Yehovah and Yeshua is the living Word of Yehovah.  This series, entitled “Who Is Yeshua?” will consist of twenty-one articles. Each article will explore a different section of the Bible to discover different titles and roles of Yeshua and our response to each role. In the twentieth article in the series, Yeshua is our Restorer.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full (John 10:10).

When Adam and Eve sinned, they not only fell from Yehovah’s grace, but they put themselves and all creation under the power of hasatan. I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me (John 14:30).  Humans were no longer servants and children of Yehovah, they were servants and children of hasatan. (John 8:44).  Technically, humans are born enemies of Yehovah.  “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience” (Eph 2:2).

Many of us do not realize that we were born into bondage to hasatan.  We may feel offended at such a statement, but that does not change the truth of the statement. Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin” (John 8:34).  Yeshua’s declaration applies to all of us because “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23). Instead of feeling offended, we should seek to change our status and our spiritual parentage because we now have the opportunity to do so. For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life (Rom 5:10)!  Yeshua came to set the captives free (Is 61:1, Luke 4:18-19).

We have lost much that Yehovah intended for us to have when He created humans. When we accept Yeshua as our Lord and Redeemer, He restores what has been lost or stolen. What does Yeshua restore for us? 

Immortality “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. (John 5:24)

Health Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel (Matt 15:29-31).

Safety But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one (2 Thess 3:3).

True Identity Yet to all who did receive Jesus, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— (John 1;12).

Relationships All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconcilingthe world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation (2 Cor 5:18-19).

Our true purpose For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them (Eph 2:10). 

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Matt 26:18-20).

Hope From: Sha’ul [Paul], an emissary of the Messiah Yeshua by command of God our deliverer and the Messiah Yeshua our hope (1 Tim 1:1).

True wisdom, knowledge and understanding That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col 2:2-3).

Citizenship in the Kingdom of Heaven For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil 3:20).

Righteousness He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Cor 5:21).

Forgiveness “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (Eph 4:32).

Light When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12).

Love and acceptance God has been so kind to us, and he has accepted us because of Jesus. And so we will live and rule like kings (Rom 5:17).

In Jesus and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph 3:12).

When Adam and Eve fell, the earth was cursed and all creation has suffered since then (Gen 3:17-19). Just as we humans have awaited redemption and restoration, so has all of creation waited.  For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time (Rom 8:19-22). Yeshua not only restores what was lost to humans, but is restoring all that was lost in creation due to the sin of Adam and Eve.  Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true” (Rev 21:1-5).

This is an excellent time to ask forgiveness for your sins and invite Yeshua (Jesus) to be Lord of your life.  When we commit sin, we incur a debt that none of us can ever pay on our own.  It cannot be paid with earthly currency or even with great sacrifice on our part.  This debt can only be paid for by the blood of Yeshua which has already been shed for us. This is the greatest gift to ever be offered.  Don’t miss out.  After you have accepted Yeshua as your Lord and Savior, ask for baptism in the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit will be your constant companion and Counselor and will equip you for Kingdom living.