Growing up with two younger brothers, we broke a lot of things around the house. We did not worry too much because we believed our Dad could fix whatever we brought to him. Dad did his best to repair or "fix" them. One time Dad was repairing a broken bicycle frame that involved welding. He explained how the weld, when done correctly, is actually stronger than the parent metal.
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| Stock Photo. Welding bicycle frame. |
It was not until my junior year of college in a "Property of Materials" class, I learned why and how this is true. Without being too technical, the weld material has different properties yielding greater tensile strength, shear strength, and enthalpy of fusion (heat) melts the materials and “fuses” them together. The heat also anneals the surrounding parent metal, making it stronger too.
This is a perfect example of how God, our Father, heals. This past week I could not escape reading of people writing of broken trust, broken hearts, and even broken bodies, due to illness or injury. So many people needing some form of healing or restoration in their life.
God tells us in Jeremiah 30:17, “But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds”. The Hebrew word for heal means to “repair thoroughly…to make whole”; and restore means to “make perfect”. In 1 Peter 5:10, we are promised, “But the God of all grace…will himself restore you and make you strong, firm, and steadfast”. I prefer the way The Living Bible phrases this verse. “…He personally will come and pick you up, and set you firmly in place, and make you stronger than ever.”
Whatever you have that is broken, just believe and take it to God, because My Dad Can Fix Anything.
Strongs Definitions
Heal - אֲרוּכָה 724 arukah
Greek Lexicon
Restore - 2675 καταρτίσει katartisei
Strong - 4741στηρίξει stērixei
Firm - 4599 σθενώσει sthenōsei
Steadfast - 2311 θεμελιώσει themeliōsei
"What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are." –1 John 3:1 (MSG)
