THE POWER OF REFRESHING

THE POWER OF REFRESHING
Tuesday, 9th May 2023
Pastor Victor

Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

Refreshing strengthens you. We live in a world full of stress and demands that sometimes take so much energy out of us. Even physically, we need moments where we go somewhere to refresh ourselves by taking time out of busy schedules and spending time relaxing. These are times of Refreshing.

This is why vacations are very important part of our lives. It gives us time to refresh ourselves with new energy, passion, dreams and drive. We all need to be refreshed spiritually from time to time to be strengthened for victorious living. Apostle Paul prayed an all important prayer for the Ephesian brethren which is still relevant for us today:

Ephesians 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

Refreshing helps you to recover that which you have lost. When David met the Egyptian servant who was weary and left behind in 1 Samuel 30:11-12, David first fed him and he was refreshed. And when he was refreshed, he was strengthened and led David to the recovery.

When Elijah ate that divine meal, he was strengthened and went in the strength of that meal for forty days to the mountain of God. When we refresh people, then we can demand results from them. You cannot get any meaningful result from someone who is exhausted and burned out.

Refreshing invigorates you. Life has a way of draining energy and strength from us. Moments of refreshing is an opportunity to be invigorated for effective living. Refreshing brings calmness and soothes us. There is nothing like a good rain after hot times; immediately, it cools the environment and brings such calmness in the atmosphere. All the heat disappears and it is replaced with a cool weather which soothes you so much.

It is the same way spiritually. When we are faced with the heats and pressures of life, what we need is times of Refreshing coming from the presence of the Lord. It removes the stress from our lives. As we wait on the Lord in prayer, speaking in tongues and meditation on the word, we will be refreshed in God’s presence.

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