- ‘This is the refreshing’
- Scripture: Isaiah 28:9-13
Isaiah 28:9-13 says, “Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts? For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little. For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, To whom He said, ‘This is the rest with which You may cause the weary to rest,’ And, ‘This is the refreshing’; Yet they would not hear. But the word of the Lord was to them, precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little,’ That they might go and fall backward, and be broken And snared and caught.” Do we want what God offers His people? We must take it the way He offered it. When He offered us the Holy Spirit, He offered it with tongues! He did not offer a serpent, a scorpion, or a stone, He offered the Holy Spirit with a prayer language. We need the prayer language because the Holy Spirit is a Person and we have to learn to communicate with Him. God ordained that we need to learn to communicate with Him in a way where we are praying for things that we do not even understand. Tongues remove the need for logic. We have to submit to praying in a way that is initially uncomfortable, but giving up control has always been a challenge. This is a test for every intellect. The more intellect we have, the more of a test it is. What are we going to do? If we assert either our intellect or our will, we will fail the test. Our choice – agree with God’s way which is also His wisdom. Yielding to the Spirit is always a good idea. “Yet they would not…” What will we choose? Many choose their own intellect. Do not be among them! Go with God to find the fullness of life with divine purpose connected to it.
- February 14th has been used by the dragon to celebrate and enthrone “Lust (epithumia) of the flesh” promiscuity and general immorality. All these lead to death. Repent for any way you have been influenced to be involved in the various activities that are taking place on that day including Valentine\’s Day, V-Monologues day and ungodly purification ceremonies (Jer. 1:10;Mat 15:13).
- Pray that God will deliver you from every effect from; and any further contact with contaminating and corrupting influences released over that day (2Tim 2:20-22)
- Declare that February 14th and 15th are the days of the Lord (Psa. 118:24, Rom 14:5-8)
- Pray for the mercies of God upon those involved in celebrating these festivals. Pray that God should deliver them from rebellion. (Ps 51:1)
- Pray for the ignorant kingdom citizens who follow these celebrations blindly, that they will be delivered from this spirit of slumber so their eyes can see and their ears will hear the gospel of Christ which is the power of God unto salvation. (Rom 11:8; Rom 1:16–17)