Tag: refresh us O Lord

Mark 6: 30-31 ” The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to Him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, He said to them, ‘Come with Me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’ “

I bet that if you ask someone who you admire for their strong Christian walk,  you’ll find out that a quiet time with the Lord is a vital part of their day.  I discovered it as a young Christian over 36 years ago and it still remains a necessary part of my routine.  When the Lord said, “Come with Me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”  He was speaking to all of us.  In this noisy, chaotic world we live in today we need those moments of peace and quiet to be renewed, refreshed and revived as we read God’s Word, pray, and listen to the Holy Spirit for guidance.  If you’re not already doing this, I’d urge you to start the practice of daily coming away with the Lord…it will change your life for the better.

II Samuel 22:21 ” The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.”

It asks in Psalm 24:4, “Who may stand in His Holy place?  He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol.”  To stand in the presence of the most Holy God is a place of reverence, but also refuge.  It’s a place of refreshment, rejoicing and reflection.  But it’s also a place of rebuilding and reconciliation.  Spend some time today in the Lord’s presence to fully experience His love, peace and perspective.

Romans 15: 32 ” So that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.”

When we come together as God’s family, my spirit and yours are refreshed.  (I Cor. 16:18)  The Lord has opportunity to minster through you and me to touch others with encouragement when we meet together. He can also move corporately  throughout  to refresh…exhorting, inspiring, and spurring on.    But when you decide not to go to Church or Bible Study or Prayer Group for selfish reasons, you are denying others the blessing of giving and receiving hope and inspiration through your absence.   Never believe that you don’t matter in the Family of God, for you are a very important and intricate part of the spiritual community called the Body.

Psalm 80:3 ” Restore us O God; make Your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.”

Turn us around Lord.  Return us to our first love and enable us to know again the joy of our salvation.  As it says in Psalm 71:20, “Though You have made me see troubles many and bitter, You will restore my life again.”  Refresh us  O Lord that we may restore others around us.