Acts 3:19
"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,"
The first part of this verse reminds me of last summer when I went on vacation to Florida. I was walking on the beach and suddenly something in my mind clicked--God wipes away our sins just like the ocean wipes away footprints in the sand when you walk close to the water. In order for God to wipe away our sins, we have to repent just as the first word of the scripture says. Repentance is basically a prayer for a change of mind, purpose, and direction. I believe if we do that, God will answer our prayer for repentance. The second part of the verse is a huge encouragement because we all feel better/refreshed when we repent of our sins and know that God wipes those sins away. It's like God removes an elephant off our shoulders. We all need refreshment from time to time or we become old and stale.
Our challenge for today is to:
"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,"
The first part of this verse reminds me of last summer when I went on vacation to Florida. I was walking on the beach and suddenly something in my mind clicked--God wipes away our sins just like the ocean wipes away footprints in the sand when you walk close to the water. In order for God to wipe away our sins, we have to repent just as the first word of the scripture says. Repentance is basically a prayer for a change of mind, purpose, and direction. I believe if we do that, God will answer our prayer for repentance. The second part of the verse is a huge encouragement because we all feel better/refreshed when we repent of our sins and know that God wipes those sins away. It's like God removes an elephant off our shoulders. We all need refreshment from time to time or we become old and stale.
Our challenge for today is to:
- Ask God to show us areas in our life that cause us to sin.
- Repent of that sin or sins and make a declaration not to let that sin or sins get in our way again.
Don't you want to experience a time of refreshing from the Lord??
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