What’s the plan then? Just to keep moving through life, to accept whatever the day brings, deal with those intrusive, unexpected events as best as possible, and hope that tomorrow, if it doesn’t go better, at least isn’t worse?
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (Gal. 6:9)
I mean this in no offensive manner, but just how many people have you met in your life that profess to serve the Lord Jesus Christ to the glory of God who have, if not complained, but at least mentioned how tired they have grown in His service? Not tired of serving, but literally physically, mentally and emotionally beat, worn out?
Maybe you just envisioned that pastor, that man of God who when he is not on his knees in prayer is studying for his next sermon, who when he is not studying, he is visiting those of his congregation, seeking for their Spiritual, and when possible, their earthly welfare. And when he is not busy in all that, he again is in prayer.
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:” (1st Peter 2:9)
So then, outside of this man of God, how many have you met that are becoming worn out like an old garment, whose life is focused on seeking the lost, encouraging the brethren, praying without ceasing?
Again, no offense intended, but most people that I meet who say they are Christians do not seem to have this problem, and it makes me wonder why.
A battery never used will never need to be recharged my friends, but it will in time lose all its power.
“And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.” (Luke 24:49)
Power, Spiritual power in this respect, if not used is not held in reserve. This does not mean it is not available, but it does mean that it is not meant to be trickled out, it is not something we are to neglect.
If you have been born-again you have within you the Holy Spirit, all you need to be profitable for the glory of God resides within you.
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” (Psalm 84:11)
But the flesh is weak, the mind that serves Christ will grow weary, not permanently, but occasionally. So much witnessing, so much studying, contemplating, praying, questioning, seeking His face, fighting the battle with the flesh, standing on the Rock of our salvation as the waves beat around us. Add to that temptations, trials, tribulations and the daily circumstance of life, and you will be worn out.
But not permanently.
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Phil. 4:13)
We need times of refreshing, we need to sit beside the still waters at times, we need to remove ourselves, if it is His will, from the battlefront for a spell and simply rest in the Lord, in His promises.
So, I ask you again, how many people like this short letter describes to you have you met?
If you have been there, or if you feel as if you are heading in that direction, I will offer this truth to you, along with an account of one who understood better than we ever will those moments.
“And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.” (Matt. 14:23)
We do not have a battery, so to speak, that will ever run completely dry, but we do need to be recharged at times. This is not the foolishness of a revival, as that word is used today, being revived means something is dead. It means a time of rest from our labors.
Still seeking His face, still contemplating His truths, still in prayer, just not on the battlefield for a time.
But do not get comfortable there. Leave the amount of time up to the Lord, He will not only solace you in that place of rest but prepare you for the battles ahead.
