Under Repair

Have you ever seen a sign that included the words "under repair"?  Perhaps it was in a shopping mall and in front of your favorite store.  Maybe it was on a golf course and referred to "ground under repair" (which can be a very good thing if your ball is there).  Regardless of where the reference was or was to it meant that some work was in progress. 

Every year my wife's side of the family vacations on Jekyll Island.  My brother-in-law refers to it as "The Best Little Island in the World."  Complete with bike paths, miles of beach and "chocolate water" it is our home for a week each summer.

Jekyll Island is a state park.  For years it has been quiet and quaint.  For years we have had to leave the island for "fine quisine" and most shopping.  A few years ago (to the dismay of the locals) developers descended here and began to dream, plan and "plot".  "Progress" some would say.  "Invasion" would be the words of the locals.  Regardless of your opinion (and there are many), Jekyll is "under repair." 

The convention center has been leveled.  The shopping center has been torn down.  New parking lots and beach accesses have been built. Plans for hotel development and new venues are seen everywhere.  Progress is in the making.

"Under repair or restoration" is not a bad thing when God is the architect and builder.  As a matter of fact, I welcome His handiwork.  "Revive me" is a desire and a heartcry these days from my heart.  I delight in Him.  I cry to Him.  I depend on Him. 

"O God revive your work in the midst of the years."