Times of Refreshing

Refreshing. So often the scriptures talk about this........how delightful it is to be refreshed by His hand.

Last week there was a torrential downpour that was so extreme there was almost two inches of rain in about an hour and a half. The ground was so very hard and dry from a long summer that instead of soaking into the ground, the rain ended up as a massive runoff that should have been life giving to the grass, soil and plants but much was wasted.

My heart missed a beat....surely my spiritual heart couldn't be like that dry hard ground in the natural!!!  Would Jesus come and pour down His rain but instead of it penetrating my spirit, would it just run off and be wasted? Do I know how to keep  my spirit soft?  Yes, I do......by constantly reminding myself of the love that He has for me, and to keep coming to the waterfall of His love daily.

I love Psalm Twenty Three. I picture it often. Each day He wants to lead us into that new valley of cascading waterfalls, of green lush verdant grass, of cool shade beneath tall trees, whose leaves shake and tremble, bringing pleasant music to our ears. There is a vibrant aliveness, an expectant anticipation that is in this valley as we wait for Him to come........it's almost as though we are inside the heart of our God, hearing His heartbeat. For He longs to bring us daily refreshing so that we can face anything our day throws at us with His joy, His peace, His love. Jesus, help us today to stand under that waterfall, feel Your life giving water fill up every place in our hearts and spirits, and refresh us with Yourself.

River of Life

O God, let the rain fall on me,
Let your waterfall submerge me,
O God, refresh my spirit
Lest I die.


For all my fountains are in You,
And in You I draw water
That will revive me, heal me
Cleanse me.


Your living waters give me life,
Fill me to overflowing,
Give me hope, give me peace,
Joy everlasting.