Restore us O Lord

Repent and believe in the Lord.

Psalms 80:19 NKJV
[19] Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!

https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.80.19.NKJV

Repentance leads to restoration and brings His peace upon and within us, in our hearts.

When we stray from the Lord, we’re abandoning His peace, which surpasses our understanding, which guards our hearts and minds.

Often our flesh gets the best of us with its lustful desires and demands. The lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life consume our thoughts, and our feelings and emotions take over and control the outcome.

As Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, so we are tempted regularly. In such times our best defense is the word of God, just as it was for Jesus. When He was tempted by the devil, he did not argue or reason with the enemy, He went right to the scriptures, “it is written ..” Satan is bound by the word of God. He can twist it and decieve us, but he cannot go beyond the authority and living power of God’s word (Hebrews 4:12).

So we will do well to abide in God’s word, so that His word abides in us. Storing up His word in our hearts, may very well keep us from committing sin.

However, when we do give into temptation and commit sin, forgiveness and restoration are only a prayer away

Often the enemy will deceive us into believing we’re so bad, too bad even for God to forgive. But his mercies are new every morning, and great is His faithfulness toward us.

Repentance is a lifelong journey into the heart and grace of God. David and other Psalmists recorded their many prayers in the book of Psalms as a testimony and reminder to us all, that God’s anger does not last, and when we do , eventually, turn to Him in faith, confessing our sins before Him He is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9)

Psalms 60:1 NKJV
[1] O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again!

https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.60.1.NKJV

Psalms 85:4 NKJV
[4] Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your anger toward us to cease.

https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.85.4.NKJV

Lamentations 5:21 NKJV
[21] Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old,

https://bible.com/bible/114/lam.5.21.NKJV