The Rest And The Refreshing

Isaiah 28:11–12
11For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, 12to whom He said, “This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest,” and, “This is the refreshing”.

To counter stress, many people resort to tobacco, alcohol or tranquilisers. These things, besides being costly, have harmful side effects and often lead to addictions.

God has something better for us. It is powerful, but costs us nothing and has no harmful side effects. He calls it “the rest” and “the refreshing”. What is He referring to? Speaking in tongues — “For with stammering lips and another tongue…”

A newcomer to our church was on medication for nine long years for a host of problems: stress, insomnia, depression, chronic sinusitis, gastritis and panic attacks. Every day, he had to take up to 30 tablets to keep these conditions under control.

He suffered from such bad sinusitis that he had to visit the hospital regularly to drain out the mucus. He could not sleep well, even with sleeping pills. And whenever he had a panic attack, he could not leave his house or do much, so his wife had to stay home and look after him. The long-term medication also caused his physique to balloon.

One day, he felt God prompting him to pray in tongues as often as he could. He obeyed, and the moment he started to pray in tongues, even though it was just a few syllables, he felt a rest, a peace. This encouraged him to pray in tongues more. And the more he prayed in tongues, the more rest and peace he felt.

His sinuses began to clear up and he was healed of gastritis. Slowly, the fears and panic attacks left him too. He also started to have quality sleep without the sleeping pills! The Lord even taught him how he was to eat — two meals a day but to eat whatever he wanted. Today, he is back to his normal weight!

Through praying in tongues, God delivered this man from a host of long-term illnesses. This is the rest and the refreshing which God has promised us. So start praying in tongues as often as you can, and let His rest and peace saturate your entire being!

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