The other day I came across Exodus 31:16-17 which says, The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come. 17 It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”
This passage got me thinking... If God never gets tired, why was he refreshed?
Then a few days later I came across Philemon 1:20 where the apostle Paul says...I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
The word refresh in the Exodus passage is the Hebrew word Naphash, which means to refresh with breath or with a current of air. This is the same word that is used when God breathed into Adam's nostrils.
Then Proverbs 11:24-26 came to mind,
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. 25 A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. 26 The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.…
Why was it that God was refreshed... He breathed life into Adam and it refreshed him in the process.
When we are generous and refresh others we also get refreshed in the process.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
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