Have you ever found refreshment on a hot summer day in the shade of a large tree? Or perhaps you’ve been refreshed by an offer of cold water when thirsty or a comfortable chair when tired. After resting or drinking we felt invigorated and able to continue. If we “know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary” (Isaiah 50:4), we can refresh a person who is discouraged. There are often times in our lives when we can use encouragement in our circumstances. If we just listen to one who is passing through difficulty (Job 32:20), they are refreshed as they unburden their heart to you. The Bible says that a faithful messenger refreshes the soul of his masters (Proverbs 25:13). Do you know that the Lord offers rest to the weary and says, “This is the refreshing: yet they would not hear” (Isaiah 28:12). In spite of man’s stubborn rebellion, after God’s judgment “the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord” (Acts 3:19). By the daily reading of God’s Word, we can find refreshment for our souls as we go through this world.
1. How did Onesiphorus refresh the Apostle Paul when he was in Rome?
2 Timothy 1:___
2. Stephanas, Fortunatus and Achaicus refreshed the spirit of others. How did they do it? 1 Corinthians 16:___
3. If Paul did the will of God with joy, how would he be affected?
Romans 15:___
4. Because of the love that Philemon had for the saints, what did Paul say about him? Philemon ___
5. Who will be as the shadow of a great rock and as water in a dry place?
Isaiah 32:___