Psalm 78 is one of my favorite Psalms. It is one of those good historic Psalms, that recounts the goodness of God, how He has saved the people over and over again, how they had been faithful, turned from their sin, … Continue reading
Just Dust
Tag Archives: Tired
You Don’t Have to Do It All
One of the things that we struggle with sometimes in faith is the nature of holiness or being faithful. We are supposed to be self-controlled. We are supposed to be obedient, denying our passions and living into God’s goodness and … Continue reading
Refreshment
There are seasons in our lives when we just feel exhausted. Or worn out. Or tired. Or just, just done. We don’t want to keep going; we don’t think that we can keep going.
We just want to quit. We feel dry. We feel like things will never change, never get better, never be different.
Ever felt that way? Feel that way now? We’ve all been there at some time. Everyone one of us had been broken and burned out at some point.
Today, we read one of my favorite passages that deals with this. It is one of those just encouraging passages. Listen to what it says today in Acts 3: 18-20:
But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus,
When we repent and ask forgiveness, our sins are forgiven. And times of refreshing will come. I love that phrase. Times of refreshing. Such a great concept.
Today, there is a time of refreshing that awaits you. You can rest easy. You can feel life. You can feel forgiven. You can feel new and restored.
You can know that. Through the appointed savior, that has taken away your sins. Through Jesus.
Feel that today. Seriously. Let that wash over you. Let that grace and mercy wash over you like rain. Let it drench you. Let it refresh you.
You are forgiven. Through Jesus, you are forgiven. Really. You are.
Be refreshed today. Be renewed today. Be reborn and remade today. Today, feel that refreshment. No matter how tired or beaten down you are, feel that today.
Don’t forget, you can click here to download Asbury’s mobile app and read these devotionals, as well as listen to my sermons on your smart phones, and you thought our app, you can now watch our worship services from Asbury too!
The Good Stuff
We only have so much time in our lives. I’m not just talking about big picture, total heartbeats in your life type of stuff. I’m also talking about the fact that there are only 24 hours today.
There’s only so much time that we have. And are very busy people. There’s so much we have to do. So many places we have to be. So many things we have to be about.
We can feel overwhelmed, tired, and give out sometimes. We can feel so give out that we want to give up. We can feel so worn out that we don’t know what to do next.
We can feel tired, hungry, and broke. Both physically and spiritually.
Listen to what Isaiah 55:1-3 says today:
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
Today you don’t have to “work” for real life. You don’t have to “labor” for real water and real food.
Are you thirsty? Come drink.
Are you hungry? Come eat.
Are you tired? Come rest.
Today, don’t waste your time, your effort, your money, on that which isn’t life-giving. Come get the good stuff. And the good stuff is free.
It’s not found anything in life, but in Jesus. He is our water. He is our food. He is rest. He is our life.
Today, our life will not found in our labors, in work, in our money, in anything else. It will be found in Him. Today, find your life in Him.
If you are hungry. Angry. Lonely. Tired. Exhausted. Give out. Giving up. Beat up. Worn out. Hopeless. Cynical. Weary.
Come. Drink. Eat. Rest. Find life. Find it in Him. Don’t waste your precious time on that which is not life. Find life in Him.
He is the good stuff our heart desires. Today, may we find our all in Him.
Don’t forget, you can click here to download Asbury’s mobile app and read these devotionals, as well as listen to my sermons on your smart phones.
RevAndy.org 