Times of Refreshing Shall Come
Act 3:19– Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presenceof the Lord.
Acts 3:19 Amplified– So repent [change your inner self-your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God-seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day.]
Webster Dictionary Refreshing means: reinvigorate, renew, replenish, restore vigor or freshness
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Hebrew meaning Strongs = naphash: To be refreshed, to take breath, to breathe or be breathed upon, to revive. Referring to the renewal, restoration, or revitalization of the spirit, soul and body.
God breathed on Adam and he became a living Spirit, Soul and Body. When we became born again God breathed on us through his son Jesus and gave us life eternal, we became a new creation in Christ. Then He
gave us the Holy Spirit our comforter in which we could draw everything that God is and has for us.
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Miriam-Webster Dictionary defines Reinvigorate: to give new or renewed strength or energy to.
Miriam-Webster Dictionary defines Restoration: an act of restoring or
the condition of being.Miriam-Webster Dictionary defines Restored: bringing back to a former position or condition.
In the beginning Adam fell and lost his position and sin enter the world and through Jesus and what he did on the cross man now was restored to that position that Adam lost. Thank you, my precious Jesus. Forever thankful to Abba Father and His wonderful redemptive plan for man.
So, when Paul says in verse 19 “the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord”, there is a two-fold meaning. When we ask the Lord into our hearts as our Lord and Savior God breathed on us and
brought us back to that former position that Adam had before the fall.
Secondly, when we abide in Him, his presence, He gives us a renewed strength. He did not leave us alone He gave us Holy Spirit.
When you are about to give up, or tired of the fight. You are exhausted and you just don’t think you can go on.
You draw from that well that was given to you. You pray in the Holy Spirit. He will never disappoint you. He will give you a fresh word, a song, a psalm from your spirit.
Then Ephesians 5:18 and 19 comes into being.
Vs 18 KJV And be not drunk with wine, where in is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Vs 19 KJV Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymn, and spiritual
songs, making melody in your heart to the Lord; Take note of verse eighteen “be filled with the spirit”
One translation says, Be being filled with the spirit.When you pray in your heavenly language in Holy Spirit. You will find renewed hope and strength, joy unspeakable and peace of mind.
Simple terms, A REFRESHING.
Draw from that well that is within you. Yes, you have a well that springs into everlasting life. Drink of Him. Give Him your full undivided attention. You can drink of Him every day.
Last year this was made so real to me. I was getting up real early driving my daughter to and from her work for a while, for her car was down. Plus, taking care of other things along with the devil trying to put sickness on me. Going to be honest I was growing weary. During the time of driving to and from twice a day I would pray in Holy Spirit.
One Wednesday, I pulled into Fathers House Church parking lot and as soon as I did, I felt the anointing. I went and parked where I could look out and see the reservoir. I arrived early for the Wednesday night service.
I grabbed Charles Capps mini-book Gods Creative Power and started to read it. Before you knew it, I was laughing in the spirit. I could not stop.
I tried to finish reading the mini book, it was not happening. I heard in my spirit man, “The well of living waters,” as I looked out at the reservoir. I did not care who saw me. I was drinking of Him. Could not stop laughing. Afterwards folks I honestly can say I felt like I could run a marathon.
Think of a Natural Well.
Most well water comes from underground reservoirs called aquifers which are natural storage tanks.
What was I doing during the time I was taking my daughter to and from work. I was drawing on that well that was given to us by our Lord and Savior. I was bringing those waters up that spring up into everlasting life and then I drank of Him. I was drawing from His strength and partaking of Him.
John shares this in the example of Jesus with the Samaritan woman at the well.
John 4:10 -14 KJV – Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Vs. 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
Vs. 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Vs. 13 Jesus answered and said unto her, whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
Vs. 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing into everlasting life.
Jesus said, the water I shall give him shall be in him a well of water.
Whose the well? Holy Spirit. Jesus is the water and Holy Spirit is the well that he gave us so we can draw from Him. I don’t know about you, but that makes me want to shout.
If you find yourself weary, you feel like you are in a dry place, or struggling with somethings; draw from that well by faith and drink of living waters. Drink of Him. I will tell you firsthand your cup will overflow, and you will get drunk in the Holy Ghost. YOU WILL BE REFRESHED!
By Mitch Mims