Times of Refreshing
Today's Scripture:
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins
may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord
Acts 3:19, NIV.
Today's Word:
God promises in His Word to bring you times of
refreshing. He doesn’t want you to live overwhelmed, in despair, or weighted
down by burdens in this life. Scripture says that His yoke is easy and His
burden is light. That means He wants you to live without pressure. He doesn’t
expect you to figure everything out because He already has a plan for your
good, and whatever He asks you to do, He equips you for it.
One of the ways people feel heavy and overwhelmed
in this life is by carrying unnecessary burdens or taking on responsibility
that God never required. When we get out of step with God, when we go against
His Word, things become more difficult. Condemnation and guilt can creep in and
cause us to try to “work harder” the next time.
If you’ve found yourself in this cycle of works, or
if you know you are out of step with Him, today is great day to find your new
beginning! He wants to refresh you. He wants to empower you with His strength.
Why don’t you turn to Him with an open and humble heart? Repent, let go of the
past, and start moving forward. Receive His love and grace and enjoy times of
refreshing with Him!
Prayer for Today:
Father God, I come to You with an open and humble
heart. I choose to submit myself to You and surrender my ways to Your ways. I
make the choice to change and thank You for empowering me and refreshing me
today in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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“No prophecy ever originated from humans. Instead, it was given by the Holy Spirit as humans spoke under God's direction.” (2 Peter 1:21 GW)
The Bible is the most read book in history. It’s also the bestselling book in history and the most translated book in history.
Yet it’s more than that. It’s also God’s Word — God’s very breath. 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (NIV).
That means the Bible isn’t just a good idea. It is God’s Word to us. One of the reasons I can know that the Bible is true and trustworthy is that it has thousands and thousands of prophecies that have come true and will come true in history. Every one of the Bible’s prophecies have either come true exactly as God predicted will come true sometime in the future.
The Bible contains more than 300 prophecies about Jesus alone — all written a thousand years before he was born. The Bible prophesized about when he’d be born, where he’d be born, and how he’d be born. He couldn’t have manipulated his birth to fulfill those prophecies.
It also predicted how he would die. A thousand years before Jesus died, David described Jesus’ death on the cross in one of the psalms. He didn’t use the word “crucifixion” because no one knew that word then. Long before the Romans were even thinking about crucifying people, David described it.
Only God could have known that.
What are the odds that I could make 300 predictions about you and every one of them would come true? It’s so astronomical you couldn’t write the number down. It takes more faith to believe that the Bible’s prophecies were a coincidence than to believe that God planned them.
The Bible says, “No prophecy ever originated from humans. Instead, it was given by the Holy Spirit as humans spoke under God's direction” (2 Peter 1:21 GW).
During Bible times, nobody wanted to be a prophet. The law in Israel was that a prophet of God had to be correct 100 percent of the time. If you were wrong just once, then you were considered a false prophet and would have been put to death. A prophet better be right!
And the Bible prophecies were right — every one of them. You can trust the Bible because what the Bible predicts comes true.
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