ARISE
NOW!
Memorise
And
make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the
way; but let it rather be healed.
Hebrews 12:13
Read
Isaiah 60:1-3
60:1 Arise,
shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
60:2 For,
behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but
the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
60:3 And the
Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
MESSAGE
When God speaks, it can be in various forms: it can
be an advice, an invitation, an encouragement, a warning, a declaration or a
command. The word “Arise” in the divine statement of today’s Bible reading is
purely a command. Just like in Genesis 1:3, where God commanded light to appear
in the midst of prevailing darkness, “Arise”, is a command from the
Commander-in-Chief Himself to you today.
Your spiritual position or posture, prior to
receiving this command to arise, will determine the type of response expected
of you. Hence, to an already dead fellow, arise means come back to life. If
your spiritual case can be said to be a dead situation, this day, you will come
back to life in Jesus’ Name. To the one who is asleep, arise means wake up. If
you have been spiritually asleep, by God’s mercy you are being awoken from your
slumber in Jesus’ Name. To the one who is sitting down, arise means stand up.
To be sitting is better spiritually than to be asleep, yet this is far from
what God expects. If you have been spiritually sitting or you are spiritually a
lame person (Hebrews 12:13), your spiritual feet receives strength now and I
command you to be upstanding in Jesus’ Name. To the fellow standing, arise
implies that he should jump into action, this was the situation of Samuel in
the house of Jesse (1 Samuel 16:12-13). If however you are already walking,
arise to you means that you should begin to run. David was already in action
against Goliath, but a time came he stepped up his action by running towards
Goliath before releasing the stone from his sling (1 Samuel 17:48). This
implies you need to add speed to your action. Suppose you are running already,
arise to you means that you should begin to fly. Possibly, you are already in
the air flying, then arise to you implies that you should begin to soar (2
Corinthians 3:18).
All these changes in position are possibilities
with God, not just by your own strength. Once you are willing and you trust in
Him, you will experience your desired change. However, you have to recognise
your current state. A dead fellow feels nothing, for such people, no matter
what they hear they are not touched, they don’t feel it. Unfortunately, there
are even some ministers of God like that; they are impervious to the voice of
God. “Arise now” may be the last chance for such to come alive. Whatever your
state may be, a change for the better is possible, and it is coming your way
this season in Jesus’ Name.
Action
Point
Sincerely assess your spiritual position and pray
accordingly.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
2 Kings 13:1-15:16
Proverbs 23:14-28
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father lord in heaven send your spirit to awaken every deadness in our lives ,let your wind blow and revive our sleeping/dead spirits give us life daddy, i speak life, life into every one that is sleeping in the ever MIGHTY name of JESUS!
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ReplyDeleteThanks you lord for your word this morning! Please empower me to arise and shine!
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