Arise And Shine!

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee - Isaiah 60:1 (KJV)

God does not want you to get complacent in your circumstances; instead, he wants you to be proactive. God isn't fond of slackers. We must be active and keep moving like God because we are built in his image. While on earth, Jesus was never sluggish; he was always bursting with enthusiasm and worked until his last breath, and you must do the same.

The Old Testament says, "Arise," because the Light has come to you. This will become clear at the end of the article. And we witness countless examples of people being able to get up and walk because of Jesus. So did his followers. Whether you're reading the Old Testament or the New Testament, God wants you to grow.

In John 5, Jesus approaches this 38-year-old sick man and commands him to rise, take up his mat, and keep travelling. This sick man had been waiting for a miracle for 38 years when Jesus (the Light) approached him and told him to rise. This man was entirely restored, and he was able to carry his mat and begin walking in front of everyone. Isn't that incredible? John 5:8

Jairus's daughter became ill and eventually died. Jesus entered her room and said, "Arise," and the girl arose. See Mark 5:41

Lazarus was dead and had been in the tomb for four days when Jesus approached him and screamed, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came to life. See John 11:43

Wherever Jesus went, he healed the ill, asked them to walk, and they glorified God (Peter's mother-in-law, palsy carried by four men, etc.).

As children of God, we are the light of the world, and we must carry on the work that Jesus began during his time on earth. You must be thinking to yourself, "How is this possible?" But, yeah, that is conceivable. Remember how John and Peter helped the crippled man walk? See Acts 3:6

Eutychus (a young man from Troas) fell asleep during Paul's speech, fell out of a three-story window, and perished. They took him back upstairs alive after Paul embraced him and insisted he was not dead. Acts 20:10

Yes, Jesus wants to heal your illness, but he also wants to heal you in every part of your life.

Do you feel that you're stuck in life (career/finances/spiritual/physical/mental) with no way out? Take up the Bible and begin reading it? In the region of your weakness, the word of God will bring light. You will be able to progress and move to the next level as a result of it.

Arise, shine; for thy light is come (Isaiah 60:1)

‘Arise’ means – get or stand up.

‘Light is come’ - Jesus discovered you, not the other way around, and this article was inspired by God rather than my own efforts. He desires for you to read his word in order for you to shine in this world.

May you experience an increase in every area of your life, and in order for that to happen, would you get up and embrace God's word?

Read the Bible and encourage others to do likewise so that the light of God might continue to shine in the world.


God bless you!

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