Times of Refreshing
On this Good Friday morning, Ray Borg of Compass Canada joins Dave and Reb as they look at the significance of Good Friday and how repentance affects our lives, both spiritually and financially.
In Acts 3:19, Peter says to the crowds, “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” That word “refreshing” means “recovery of breath”. When we repent – changing our minds and turning from our current path to God – we can breathe again. There is a slowing down, a turning, and a new perspective, especially as we turn and make changes in our financial decisions.
Inhale and exhale.
Sometimes, when we encounter financial struggles, debt and difficult circumstances, we can feel like we are holding our breath without even knowing it. Repentance and turning back to God and His biblical principles for our finances, can give us the breath we need to keep going.
Ray Borg reminds us on the show that the grave suffocates life and breath. But the Lord Jesus Christ did not stay in that suffocated place. The grave could not keep him. The grave took a breath and God brought Christ forth. As Jesus regained His breath and new life, so we recover our breath as we return to God.
Take some time, listen and consider how repentance changes your life.