Chapter 14. Only God can restore all things.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have learnt that. All
reality depends on God. Without God, everything
is broken. Without the triune Creator Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit, the world itself has no
foundation. Science, logic, morality, order,
and even your very thoughts would be meaningless.
But here's the problem. We, as a people, are
shattered. Just like the rhyme, Humpty Dumpty
sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
couldn't put Humpty and Dumpty together again.
The fall, how we got here. Humpty Dumpty sat
on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. Once
upon a time, mankind sat secure created by God,
whole, perfect, unbroken. But just like Humpty
Dumpty, we fell. We shattered. Sin entered the
world. The curse of death was set in motion.
And no human power, no king's horses, no king's
men could ever fix what was broken. Science can't
fix the soul. Philosophy can't explain away the
problem. Politics can't repair what was lost.
Self -help can't glue the pieces back together.
The laws of the universe declare order, but human
history declares chaos. We are all, humpty -dumpty,
sitting on a wall that is crumbling beneath us.
The moment we sin, we fall. And the moment we
fall, we break. And the moment we break, we face
death. Romans 6 .23 For the wages of sin is death,
but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord. The futility of human effort,
all the king's horses and all the king's men,
Couldn't put Humpty and Dumpty together again.
The world has tried to repair itself with false
gods, human philosophies, and scientific theories
that claim we are nothing but accidents of evolution.
But think about it. If we are just random matter,
why do we yearn for meaning? If morality is an
illusion, why do we cry out for justice? If death
is natural, why do we fear it so deeply? Because
deep inside, we know the truth. We were created
for something more. But we are broken beyond
self -repair. The cracks are too deep. The fractures
too severe. No scientist, philosopher, or politician
can undo sin, suffering, and death. And so, the
world is left grasping at illusions of hope that
ultimately fail. Atheism says we are just cosmic
accidents. Pantheism says all is an illusion
and suffering is just karma. So secular morality
says good and evil are just social constructs.
Science claims to explain life but cannot explain
why life exists at all. Each of these is an attempt
to fix the shattered mess of humanity. But no
king's horses, no king's men can put Humpty Dumpty
back together again. The king who came to restore.
The rhyme is a tragedy, but should we continue
like that without hope? No, because here is the
good news, the gospel. What the world could not
fix, God himself came to restore. Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, stepped down into this broken
world. He lived without sin, without fracture,
without fault. He obeyed God's law perfectly,
something no one else had ever done. And then
he did something incredible. He willingly took
our brokenness upon himself. Isaiah 53 .5 But
he was pierced for our transgressions, he was
crushed for our iniquities. Upon him was the
chastisement that brought us peace, and by his
wounds we are healed. On the cross, Jesus Christ
bore the full weight of our sin, death, and destruction.
He allowed himself to be crushed so that we might
be made whole. He died, taking the penalty we
deserved. But the story doesn't end with his
death. The resurrection, the ultimate restoration.
Three days later, Jesus rose from the dead. The
power that governs the universe, upholds the
laws of nature, and binds reality together. God
himself reversed death. And with his resurrection,
he declared that death would not have the final
say. John 11, 25, 26. I am the resurrection and
the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die,
yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and
believes in me shall never die. This is the difference
between the gospel and every failed human effort.
Science cannot undo death. Technology cannot
raise the dead. Philosophy cannot stop the grave.
But Jesus Christ did. Jesus doesn't just glue
the shattered pieces of your life back together.
He makes you new. 2 Corinthians 5 .17 Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old has passed away. Behold, the new has
come. The resurrection of Jesus guarantees that
one day all things will be made new. The broken
world will be restored, and those who trust in
Him will receive eternal life, free from sin,
suffering, and death. Revelation 21 .4 he will
wipe away every tear from their eyes and death
shall be no more neither shall there be mourning
nor crying nor pain any more for the former things
have passed away the choice before you right
now you are at a crossroads you can continue
believing in a random meaningless universe trying
to make sense of life in a broken world or you
can trust in the one who designed reality itself
Like Humpty Dumpty, you are falling, you are
breaking, you are dying, and you cannot fix yourself.
But Jesus can. He alone has conquered death.
He alone restores. He alone makes whole. Romans
10, 9. If you confess with your mouth that Jesus
is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised
him from the dead, you will be saved. If you
turn from your sin and trust in Christ, you will
be made whole. Your brokenness will be healed.
Your sins will be forgiven. Your death will be
reversed. Your life will be made new. No king's
horses and no king's men could put Humpty Dumpty
back together again. But the king himself can.
Will you come to the king? There is only one
who can restore what has been broken. There is
only one who can reverse death. There is only
one who can save. John 14 .6 I am the way and
the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me. Jesus Christ is calling you.
The King has come, the King has conquered, and
the King is offering you life. Now if you believe,
will you live for Him? But the question doesn't
end here. If you choose to believe, will you
now choose to live the rest of your life, restoring
what is broken by doing the will of Him who restores
all things through His resurrection? John 20,
21 As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending
you. Jesus did not come to be served, but to
serve, to seek and save the lost, and to bring
restoration where there was ruin. If you believe
in Him, will you now live like Him? Will you
love as He loves? Will you work for the restoration
of others? Will you proclaim His truth in a world
that is lost? Will you stand firm in faith, knowing
He is making all things new? James 2 .17 so also
faith by itself if it does not have works is
dead turn to him trust in him live for him and
be made whole