Dear Lord; Good morning Father!
Over the last couple weeks Father, it seems that I’ve been performing more and more data recovery services at my office. It’s actually work that I enjoy; taking a damaged hard drive where the contents have been rendered inaccessible and extracting the client’s seemingly lost bits of information contained therein. It’s a puzzle sometimes, and each drive has it’s own nuances that requires specific “massaging” to get to the data.
For the client, it’s a time of trial to be sure. Critical business data, family photos, tax returns or years of childhood videos may hang in the balance. People tend to underestimate the importance and value of the information they entrust to their computers these days, and when it’s not there all of a sudden it can be quite a shock. In the end, It’s a wonderfully satisfying feeling for me to hand them back something precious that they thought was lost to them forever.
Hold on… That’s what You do for us!
“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.” – Ephesians 2:4-5
We bring our lost and broken selves to Your Feet Lord, and through Your Son Jesus Christ we are “recovered” and made whole again. You return to us the most precious part of ourselves, and delight in doing so.
I never thought of you as a fellow geek Father… I like it. 🙂
Heavenly Father, thank You for “recovering me” from my sin and brokenness. Please continue to fill my spirit with new and beautiful “data”, and assist me in promoting Your Wondrous Service to others. Amen.
~Phather Phil
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
What a great analogy! I’m so thankful that God is in the recovering business. He can take my brokenness and make something new. Amen!
Thank you Lisa! I’m with you, my “data” is safe in His Hands!
Have a Blessed Day!
LOVE it Phil!! What a great analogy! Praise God for ‘recovering’ me!
Thank you Jenifer! 🙂
Have a Blessed Weekend!
This is a great post! I never thought of our Heavenly Father as fellow geek either…perhaps THAT’S why I love HIM so much 😉 So glad He is in the restoring and recovery business!
I hadn’t either Eileen, but I’m so glad He has my sensitive information in His Care!
Have a Blessed Weekend!
Thank God for his tender mercies and unending grace. He is the Restorer of my soul and has brought back to life much of what I thought was dead and buried. I’m so grateful to be living free!
peace~elaine
I feel very much the same Elaine. So glad to see you again! I’ve been praying for you!
Have a Blessed Day!
I absolutely love this analogy… thank you! So grateful for Him ‘recovering me’!!!
Thank you! Our “data” is absolutely safe with Him!
Have a Blessed Weekend Alida!
Great analogy! Love that 🙂
Thank you Allison! I love how God reminds us of His Gifts in ways that He knows we’ll understand!
Have a Blessed Weekend!
He is indeed our faithful Restorer! Have a great weekend Phil!
Thank you Heidi! You have a Blessed Weekend as well!