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bluidkiti · 11-06-2014, 11:36 AM

Refreshing

“Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints. ...Refresh my heart in Christ.” Philemon 7, 20

We all need refreshing. Life wears us out. When we come together on Sundays or during the week, we need refreshing. Usually we think about refreshing in the sense of being renewed by His Word and indeed that does refresh and renew us, but have you ever stopped to look at this scripture and realize that we can refresh each other by ministering to the saints? Paul wrote this book to Philemon, his brother and owner of a run away slave, Onesimus. The Lord took Onesimus, a runaway slave, and made him a slave for Christ. In doing so, he would taste true freedom. Paul was asking Philemon to receive back Onesimus, not as a runaway slave, but as a brother in Christ and in this way he would refresh Paul’s heart. It is a beautiful story of grace. Grace should be the very quality that shines through all our actions as Christians. When we witness our brothers and sisters showing grace to others, we are refreshed; for it reminds us that we, too, like Onesimus, were in bondage, but we have tasted grace and we are free! The next time you are with your brothers and sisters in Christ, take a moment to sit back and quietly watch. You will receive refreshing when you watch how your brethren minister to those around them. It will refresh our hearts in the same way that Paul was refreshed when he witnessed the love of God encouraging his brethren, and especially when he saw Philemon receive back a runaway slave as his brother.

Father, I ask that You refresh my heart. Thank you for the brothers and sisters you have provided to encourage and refresh me. Thank you for the way I see Christ’s love displayed in their lives. Let me never take them for granted. Help me turn, Lord, to reach out to those around me in encouragement. Let me minister to others, help me to refresh their hearts and renew their spirits when I speak your Word to them. Ultimately, Father, may we refresh Your heart! Amen Quiet Waters

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bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 74,204	Refreshing Refreshing “Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints. ...Refresh my heart in Christ.” Philemon 7, 20 We all need refreshing. Life wears us out. When we come together on Sundays or during the week, we need refreshing. Usually we think about refreshing in the sense of being renewed by His Word and indeed that does refresh and renew us, but have you ever stopped to look at this scripture and realize that we can refresh each other by ministering to the saints? Paul wrote this book to Philemon, his brother and owner of a run away slave, Onesimus. The Lord took Onesimus, a runaway slave, and made him a slave for Christ. In doing so, he would taste true freedom. Paul was asking Philemon to receive back Onesimus, not as a runaway slave, but as a brother in Christ and in this way he would refresh Paul’s heart. It is a beautiful story of grace. Grace should be the very quality that shines through all our actions as Christians. When we witness our brothers and sisters showing grace to others, we are refreshed; for it reminds us that we, too, like Onesimus, were in bondage, but we have tasted grace and we are free! The next time you are with your brothers and sisters in Christ, take a moment to sit back and quietly watch. You will receive refreshing when you watch how your brethren minister to those around them. It will refresh our hearts in the same way that Paul was refreshed when he witnessed the love of God encouraging his brethren, and especially when he saw Philemon receive back a runaway slave as his brother. Father, I ask that You refresh my heart. Thank you for the brothers and sisters you have provided to encourage and refresh me. Thank you for the way I see Christ’s love displayed in their lives. Let me never take them for granted. Help me turn, Lord, to reach out to those around me in encouragement. Let me minister to others, help me to refresh their hearts and renew their spirits when I speak your Word to them. Ultimately, Father, may we refresh Your heart! Amen Quiet Waters __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

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