Last week we focused on the new Jewish calendar year, a time of new beginnings. The New Year is like an anniversary, a time when you intentionally consider the highlights, the sustainability and significance of a relationship. Not every day in a relationship it a mountain top, but where there are mountain tops, we need to recognize them, and remember them so that they stay in the forefront of our minds and hearts. Without the discipline of remembrance, the negatives and the discouragements that occur in daily life will muscle out the value blocks in your life.
I mentioned that so much of our revitalization comes from our intimacy with God. One of the ways we revitalize our intimacy with the Lord is through repentance. Another way is through waiting on the Lord. There was a great prayer push years ago placed upon waiting on the Lord, but in recent times, the prayer emphasis has been placed upon activity rather than a yieldedness to God.
In the book of Acts, the power came after a specific period of prayer and waiting together and waiting in agreement.
This mindset of repentance and waiting are sure keys to unlocking the refreshing presence of God.
With spiritual refreshing comes more than a breath of fresh air, along with it comes power. Power is one of the key signatures of the early church.
Scripture speaks about power in a number of ways. Reading this context will provide the Divine Context of God.
Power to get wealth – Deut 8:18
Strength and power - Ps 68:35
Power to heal sicknesses – Mk 3:15
Power to tread upon serpents – Luke 10:19
Power of demons – Matt 10:1
Power from on high - Luke 24:49
Power to become sons of God John 1:12
Power to lay it down and take it up again John 10:18
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