Hi how are you all today? I am well. I have been working at home for a few weeks and tomorrow I need to go back into the office. It will be good to see my team. How was your week?
If any of my readers are in Los Angeles, my heart goes out to you and sending virtual hugs and prayers. So sad and devastating. Thinking of you all.
This week I want to blog on showers of blessing. This comes from Acts 3: 19 to around verse 21 and in the Message Bible states:
“Now it’s time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you, and send you the Messiah he prepared for you, namely, Jesus. For the time being he must remain out of sight in heaven until everything is restored to order again just the way God, through the preaching of his holy prophets of old, said it would be.”
In this year of renewal, I believe that this is a prophetic word for us. This passage is from the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was poured out on those in the upper room and is part of Peters speech to the crowd.
However, it has some elements for us to consider.
- “Now it’s time to change our ways”. For a move of God to occur and renewal to occur within us, we must take a look at our lives and do a stocktake. Is my soul being renewed daily to think and act and speak like Jesus did or do I need to change my ways? Am I spending time with God and in the Word everyday or do I need to change my ways?
What is God speaking to you about?
2. “Turn to face God so He can wipe away your sins”. Are there areas in our life where we need to turn around or repent and face God with them instead of running away? Are there secret sins in our life that we are trying to hide from God? God wants us to come to Him in repentance and in humility so He can forgive us and heal us and restore us? He doesn’t want to condemn but to restore.
3. Then God will pour out showers of blessing upon us. What is the meaning of blessing? In the Oxford dictionary, it is Gods favour and protection. Where do you need protection today? I always ask for protection over my home, car, family and myself? What about you?
Where do you need Gods favour today? Are you sick and need His healing power. Do you need financial provision? Maybe it is more joy and peace around your life. God is a good God and wants to pour out his favour upon us.
Did you note that these blessings are not in the form of deluges but showers? Showers of rain soak in whereas deluges run off quickly. Most of us are looking for deluges of blessing and are wondering why it never lasts? Because it runs away quickly. We need blessings to soak into the situation and remain there.
So can you see the process:
- Admit we need to change our ways.
- Go to God in repentance and humility.
- God will pour out showers of blessing.
- Jesus will be revealed in us.
When people can see Jesus in us, they will return to God. The showers of blessing aren’t for us but others.
This year let’s purpose to allow God to renew us, soak in His showers of blessing and believe that revival is coming where multitudes around the world come to know Jesus. This is 2025’s purpose and plan.
Bless you and keep living the life God intended for you.
Karen
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