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Jeremia 40:11

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11 Ankaux cxiuj Judoj, kiuj estis cxe la Moabidoj, cxe la Amonidoj, cxe la Edomidoj, kaj en cxiuj landoj, auxdis, ke la regxo de Babel restigis parton de la Judoj, kaj ke li starigis kiel reganton super ili Gedaljan, filon de Ahxikam, filo de SXafan.

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Restore

  

Everyone knows the phrase "the natural order of things." It means that everything is in its proper place, occupying the niche it is meant to fill. There is also the phrase "the spiritual order of things," meaning that every spiritual thing is in its proper spiritual place, occupying the spiritual niche it is meant to fill. This is, of course, what the Lord intends for us, and happens when we accept life and love from Him by willing what is good and acting according to truth. Of course, things are frequently out of order, because even the best of us indulge in unhealthy self-obsession and attachment to the material world. Ideally, we will repeatedly turn to the Lord and ask for His help with the cleanup, putting things back where they belong in the "spiritual order of things." This is what is meant when the Bible talks about restoring things -- it means putting them back into their proper spiritual place.