Lord's Day Devotion - Times of Refreshing

 

Father God, how you refresh us - times  of refreshing as one song puts it - spending time in your presence, being with You.  Our hearts becoming still, our minds still, undistracted and waiting expectantly to hear from You.

David says in Psalm 23:3 that You restore or refresh our souls along the right and righteous paths - You guide us there.  Oh thank-You, Father!  We do need Your help.

Sometimes we get  bogged down in our earthly cares and so need to step back, take a breath of You and Your fresh air and be refreshed by You!  I'm so glad you're in my life.  Thank-You for your care, comfort, guidance, and above all the righteousness we have from You through our faith in Jesus Christ and the work of salvation in our lives.

It's almost like when our computer is so called, refreshing and that circle goes round and round but Father, with You, our restoring and refreshing is always sure.  Due to the righteousness You imputed into us upon acceptance of your salvation we can come boldly and with conficence into Your presence, which is our inheritance in Christ, to bask and bathe and be refreshed - always.

As we brothers and sisters-in-Christ, Your children, gather, coming together on Lord's Day, we look up to You with thanksgiving, praise and worship.  We pass the emblems of bread and wine one to another in remembrance of what Jesus has done for us through His death and resurrection.

Thank-You Father for such times of refreshing in Your presence, especially this in our hearts and  minds.  We give You thanks in Jesus' most precious name for the joy of being with You.

                                                         ~ERC  March 2022~ 

Based on Psalm 23 especially verse 3  (NIV).

Sing, Times of Refreshing, with Marty Nystorm.