Scripture
Acts 3:19
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord
Observation
"That times of refreshing may come from the Lord". What a wonderful statement. I looked up refreshing in the Greek and it simply means "a cooling". Think about a super hot summer day, sitting outside in the evening and a cool breeze blows by how you feel. It is truly refreshing. Some cool water on your face-ahhh, your feet in some water-nice.
Observation
This portion of scripture is Peter preaching to the temple goers, and it is a salvation message, so what is in it for me? Repentance is what. This human body and mind want to go their own way; become their own god. Exodus 20:3, the first commandment "You shall have no other gods before me". So if I have tried to make my own way, make my own decisions, walked down my own path without putting GOD before me to light my way and guide me then I need to repent. Once I repent, the Bible is clear that I will feel the coolness of God's spirit on me and will be refreshed. That constant refreshment is what I need.
Prayer
Father, you are all about renewal and within that refreshment. I desire the refreshment of you, but that comes from letting you be the God of my life. Amen.
Acts 3:19
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord
Observation
"That times of refreshing may come from the Lord". What a wonderful statement. I looked up refreshing in the Greek and it simply means "a cooling". Think about a super hot summer day, sitting outside in the evening and a cool breeze blows by how you feel. It is truly refreshing. Some cool water on your face-ahhh, your feet in some water-nice.
Observation
This portion of scripture is Peter preaching to the temple goers, and it is a salvation message, so what is in it for me? Repentance is what. This human body and mind want to go their own way; become their own god. Exodus 20:3, the first commandment "You shall have no other gods before me". So if I have tried to make my own way, make my own decisions, walked down my own path without putting GOD before me to light my way and guide me then I need to repent. Once I repent, the Bible is clear that I will feel the coolness of God's spirit on me and will be refreshed. That constant refreshment is what I need.
Prayer
Father, you are all about renewal and within that refreshment. I desire the refreshment of you, but that comes from letting you be the God of my life. Amen.
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