Refreshment
Now Think On This
Steve Martin
“For I satisfy the
weary ones and refresh everyone who languishes." (Jeremiah 31:25, NASU)
We strive very hard to
get refreshed. After a long, hard day at work or in the home, or once we have completed
a difficult task that we dreaded and fretted about for days or longer is done,
we seek to get refreshed in mind, spirit and body. Be it by watching the latest
movie blockbuster, our favorite weekly TV show on the DVR, or just sitting on
the front porch during a cool, spring day, if the neighbor isn’t mowing his
yard, we seek refreshment. It is something that is necessary.
A popular saying in
church sermons the past few years has been “getting our batteries recharged.” Though
that seems a little crude to me, I get it. Daily grinds wear us out – we may be
giving more than receiving - and recovering from them is important. Without regular refreshings, we would get burned out fast.
I recall the many
Scriptures telling the times when Jesus would get alone, pray, and tap into the
strength His Father gave Him each time He did. With the multitudes pressing in
on Him throughout His daily teaching and ministry, He knew the importance of
that time, and I would be certain He most appreciated it when He took that
time.
“After he had sent the
crowds away, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night came on, and
he was there alone.” (Matthew 14:23, Complete Jewish Bible)
Our mind needs
refreshing. Our body certainly needs refreshing. Most critical of all – our spirit
needs refreshing. With the spiritual forces coming at us from all directions,
seeking to “steal, kill and destroy”, we need to have our spirit given a daily
boost with the grace and enthused power of the Holy Spirit.
For myself, morning
prayer allows the Lord the time to prepare me for the day ahead. Praying in the
spirit builds up and replenishes the weary soul. Throughout the day, maybe at a
lunch break, I will quietly pray in tongues, particularly as I sense a burden
needing attention.
“But you, beloved, building
yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep
yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord
Jesus Christ to eternal life.” (Jude 20-21, NASU)
However you get
refreshed, I urge you to have the quiet time you’ve so often meant to
experience, but kept putting it off. You will find that when you give that a priority,
strength for the rest will be more known. You’ll be thankful you do.
Now think on this,
Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People,
Inc.
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the Year of our Lord 04.01.17 - #278 – “Refreshment” – Saturday 4.30 pm
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