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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