Refreshments!
What do you do when you hear someone shout "Refreshments!"? You run to where the refreshements are and expect to have something good to eat and/or drink.
We as Christians should be "refreshers". We should shout: "Refreshments!", and everybody should run to us and expect to be refreshed. Sadly, in my country, anyway, many Christians do NOT refresh others; they gossip, slander, and spread negativity in stead of spreading the Good News about Jesus and His kingdom. They talk about the news and in that way exalt what the devil does rather than talking about and exalting Jesus and what He does.
But see what the Bible has to say about refreshing:
"I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint" (Jeremiah 31:25).
When people are weary and faint, you and I should be there to refresh, uplift and give hope. In stead of joining our neighbours, friends, and family in complaining about the weather, the government and everything else that we think is wrong, we should speak positive words, uplifting words, words that build up and not tear down.
Paul's wish was that he would be refreshed by Filemon:
"I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ" (Filemon 1:20).
Our job as Christian brothers and sisters is to refresh one another in the Lord. Let's ask Jesus to lead us to someone who needs encouragement and refreshing today!
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