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A Season Of Refreshing

Saturday May 29, 2021
 

This life we have been given, this new season that is before us, begins with each new day.  Yesterday’s mistakes, blunders, worries and pains are behind us. We are unable to change what has been said and done.  We need to admit our faults, and repent and turn away from the evil things we have done.  We need to turn to God who promises us a season of refreshing.


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)


Living as if God did not exist is the first thing we need to repent of.  That is why the first steps of the 12-Step program deal with this issue.  We admit we are powerless.  We come to believe God can restore us.  We turn our life, including our rebellious self-will over to God, and receive salvation and a new way of living through Jesus Christ.  We learn to recognize the voice of God’s Holy Spirit in us.  He shows us behaviours and thoughts that are stirred by the insanity of our thinking, the brokenness of harm done to us, and character defects that need to be removed. 

Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (Psalm 51:4, 1 John 1:9 NLT)

If we reach out and embrace it, refreshing new life is available to us.  Whether we are brand new in recovery or returning after many stumbles, God is with us, and when we call on Him, He will answer us and give us love and mercy each morning for a fresh new start. As our will is surrendered to His, God will give us everything we need to live life with a new sense of joy.

Sprinkled with the blood of Christ, our hearts have been made free from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. So come near to God with a sincere heart, full of confidence because of our faith in Christ. (Hebrews 10:22 ERV)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, Thank You for each day You have planned for me. I repent of my rebellious ways and seek from this day forward to walk in the truth of Your word.  Lord, please strengthen me to practice Your principles in all my affairs.  Amen

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