Tombstone [Part 5] Manasseh- A Story of Redemption

1) Wickedness, evil, and darkness grow roots when we continue in a pattern of sinfulness.
(vs. 1-9, Colossians 3:5)

2) Affliction may be God’s grace in work clothes, so turn the pressure and pain
into repentance. (vs. 10-13)

• Are you asking God to remove the pressure… or to remove the sin that
  the pressure reveals? (2 Corinthians 7:10, Acts 2:38)

3) God’s glorious mercy breaks hard hearts, and true repentance doesn’t just
feel bad—it makes repairs.(vs. 14-16)

• He rebuilt what he had broken. (vs. 14)
  
  
• He got rid of anything that was an affront to God.
  He threw them out! (vs. 15)
  
  
• He then restored the priority of worshipping God. (vs. 16)
  
  
• He told people about it. He shared his testimony of God’s grace and mercy and
   encouraged people to turn and serve the Lord. (vs. 16)

4) God’s grace rewrites a story, but the ripple effects of sin can linger. (vs. 17-20)

• Faithfulness over time becomes a louder testimony than your failure.
  
  

CONCLUSION: God doesn’t cancel ruined lives…He creates redeemed ones.