Acts 3:19, 20 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.
Through
grace we acknowledge that sin has been wiped out, the sin of yesterday, today
and tomorrow. To be refreshed is to
be revived; to be replenished; or renewed by stimulation. While sin is wiped away, we often retain beliefs
and perspectives that are not grounded in grace. This leads to seasons of
frustration lacking the progress ordained by the Lord. There are also seasons of seemingly endless
challenges of ministry. This causes us to grow weary at heart.
Too often we
want God to swoop in and sovereignly refresh us, when our own soul has erected
a wall between us and refreshing. But,
praise God, every wall has a way around it or a way through it to get to the
other side! There is a doorway through that wall that leads to refreshing. A season is coming when YOU are replenished, revived, and stimulated to passionately
continue the work of the ministry….whatever that may be. I believe many of you stand at this
wall seeking that small doorway, the narrow threshold beyond which lies a
season of refreshing.
Repent from
wrong perspectives and push through the challenges. You will pass through the
threshold into a season of refreshing at a pivot point…the point of ‘turning to
God’; the point of worshipping Him. Turn from the circumstances of life to the
author of life. Change from self focus to Kingdom focus. Now your mindset and perspectives begin to align
with God’s. You pass through the threshold freed from toxic self-absorption and
flowing in refreshing! We praise God for His encouragement before
refreshing and thank Him for reviving us after refreshing!!!
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