Acts 3:19, Isa.28:9-12 and Ps.16:11
“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;” KJV.
Refreshing is defined as reviving or reanimating. It is to impart vitality and energy.
As a ministry so far, we have had to do so much in a short while of just six
months. God has enabled us to commence a kind of foundation laying exercise in
accordance with his next move and this has been tasking and attracted so much
attention from our adversary. In spite of all the shots of their archers, we have
been helped by the Lord to accomplish all that He set out to accomplish through
us so far this year and for that we are very grateful.
This month, God has graciously chosen to revive us after the heats. In fact, our
text scripture above in the Amplified Bible Translation is rendered thus:
“So repent (change your mind and purpose); turn around and return [to God],
that your sins may be erased (blotted out, wiped clean), that times of refreshing
(of recovering from the effects of heat, of reviving with fresh air) may come from
the presence of the Lord;”
From our text it is evident that refreshing happens to three categories of people.
They are those who were lost and meet the requirement of the gospel when they
hear it preached, those who were saved but living carelessly not bothering about
fulfilling their covenant obligations to God and those who are actively fulfilling
their obligations and are as a result experiencing heats born out of overcoming
conflicts with our enemies. See Ephesians 6:10-12.
To whichever of these categories you belong, I have good news for you. God has
come to terminate your heat beginning from this month. He has come to grant us
rest for all our stress.
To this end, this month, we shall be looking at “Refreshing from the effects of
heat”. We will learn when to identify that you are passing through the heat of the
enemy and what to do to overcome it. Then we shall be looking at what we
benefit from refreshing and how we can maintain a lifestyle that will guarantee
that we are constantly receiving refreshing from the Lord.
Like we have noted above, the first category of people who must be refreshed are
those who have not yet made their acquaintance with the Lord even though they
have heard the gospel preached several times. Trust me, your struggles will
continue as long as you choose to stay away from the Lord. Why would you not
rather enter into His rest than keep struggling with sin, fear, sickness and disease,
lack and want, poverty and all that goes with it? If you want to take this bold step
today, please say the following prayer out loud and you will be saved and
commence a journey you will live to be eternally grateful to God for:
Heavenly Father,
Have mercy on me a sinner. Today, I believe that Jesus died for me and you raised
Him from the dead for my Justification. I therefore declare that Jesus Christ is my
Saviour and Lord and from today, I renounce the fatherhood of Satan and
embrace Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord. Thank you for this father in Jesus’
name!
Amen.
Congratulations! For more information and resources that would help you grow in
this new life, please visit our website at www.kingdomheirsministries.org and our
blogs at www.flourishinggirl.blogspot.com and follow us on twitter at
alero_nanna and on face book on www.facebook.com/flourishinggirl
www.facebook.com/khmii2015; www.facebook.com/thewell-beingcentre.
Remain on top of your challenges in Jesus’ name!
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