“Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel! Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.”

Jeremiah 31:4 ESV

Only a broken person truly knows how hard it is to be built again—to stand back up on their feet and begin life anew. It takes a special grace to gather the scattered pieces, put them together, and call it a life worth moving forward. In the process of rebuilding, we have seen many lose their way—turning to drugs, alcohol, and other escapes—only to lose themselves completely.

It takes real determination and willpower to shrug off the old self and start all over again. Very few escape that trap and go on to live a restored and successful life. But with Jesus in the midst of our lives, rebuilding becomes a sure victory, and the process is made easier in the Potter’s hands.

God gave me this promise when I was walking through loss and deep pain. He gave me grace to stand and be a witness to a few around me, but when reality struck, life knocked me down with unbearable pain. At that time, this promise made no sense to me—being merry felt like an unreachable fruit.

But when things began to work together for good, and He fixed and rebuilt my life, I realized that the word spoken from God’s mouth never returns to Him void. His Word was altering, building, and renovating something far more beautiful and better than before. In such a place of awe, you cannot help but rejoice and be merry, because the Lord has done this.

Please remember, our God is a builder of lives, and He rejoices over what He builds. In the process of rebuilding our lives, our families, our health, and our workplaces, God reaches places we failed to address and covers areas invisible to us. As His majestic fingers begin to put the pieces together, resources, relationships, seasons, and timing fall perfectly into place.

Just as promised by the Word of God, your song will return, your feet will leap with joy, and your mouth will be filled with gratitude. That is who our God is. He is an awesome God who does awesome things—unfathomable to the human mind.

You will dance in merry again.

Short Prayer:

Father God, thank You for being the Master Builder of our lives. For every broken place, loss, and season of pain, we trust You to rebuild us with grace and purpose. Restore our joy, renew our strength, and lead us into dancing again. In Jesus’ name, Amen.