Replenish.

Last night a bunch of us got together to sing songs of worship, to pray, to run after God together. Just a group of friends, brothers and sisters, coming together to dance and sing with our Father, Who Is Love.

It was so wonderfully refreshing, a rich and life-giving time! When you have experiences like that, you start to wonder why you ever do anything else in your spare time. It's times like these that the psalmist's encouragement to 'taste and see that the LORD is good' comes home.

Sometimes life seems too much, too hard - there's struggle, there's oppression, there's stress and fear and anxiety and being overwhelmed by a big city full of rotten and dark things - drug abuse, homelessness, violence, despair, poverty of material and mind, coldness of hearts, depression, etc.

But it's times like last night that bring hope and joy and gladness in the midst of all of that. And it's not an escape either, because while we lose ourselves in God's presence, the love that He pours out stirs and fills and drives and bursts out of us - it can't be contained! I can try to contain that, but it will just hurt! The dam of my reluctance, anxiety and selfishness can only hold back the mighty waters of His Love for a little while - eventually I'll burst!

Sometimes I'm truly overwhelmed by the state of the world, my city, my neighbourhood, my heart. Sometimes I just want my conscience and the Holy Spirit to leave me alone, so I can just do nothing, trying desperately but pointlessly to find my comfort and joy in anything but my Creator. But the good news is that I'm not the solution, and God doesn't expect me to come up with one either. He's already made a Way, and that way is a Person - Jesus!

All that to say, take heart, dear friends, beloved of our Saviour. The best thing we can do to see our lives changed and our cities and nations impacted is to simply spend time in the presence of our God and King, getting filled up to overflowing by His mighty, zealous, waterfall of Love!

Let's come to Him, together, empty ourselves out, and let Him fill us up!

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These dear brothers and sisters sing songs that have encouraged me greatly - have a listen, and let the same Spirit that inspired these anthems replenish your heart in the Grace of our Lord and Saviour, King Jesus.