Isaiah 60:1 – Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
God is not a civilian but military. Exodus 15:3 calls Him a man
of war or a warrior. Psalm 24:8 describes Him as the Lord strong and
mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. When a military personnel speaks, it
is either a command or an order. A command to mean a decree and an order
to mean a request.
Arise, shine could be a command. The Lord issued a command in
Genesis 1:3, He said “let there be light” and there was light. In Mark
2:1-12, Jesus told the man sick of palsy to Arise, take his bed and
immediately the man took his bed and began to walk. In John 5:1-16,
Jesus told the man at the pool of Bethesda to Arise, take his bed and
walk. Immediately the man who had been sick for 38 years arose and began
to walk. Arise; shine could also be an order or a request. In Acts
10:10 – 13, Peter received an order to rise, kill and eat. In Matthew
14:22-33, Jesus gave an order to His disciples to come, join Him to walk
on water. The One who is going to issue the order or the command to
arise, shine must be higher than you. Psalm 91:1 calls Him the Most
High. According to Ecclesiastes 5:8, He is higher than the highest. In
military terms, He holds the rank of the Lord of Host – the One in
charge over all the angels, demons and military personnel in the world.
The One who said arise, shine is the Lord of Host. By Lord of Host, we
mean the One in charge of all the angels, demons and military personnel
in the world. The One issuing the order or command has power in case you
want to rise, shine and you cannot do it by your strength. Psalms 62:11
says all power belong to Him. He must also have the power to deal with
forces tying you down. Psalm 66:7 says He rules by His might. Luke 1:37
says for with God nothing shall be impossible. To arise and shine, we
must be willing and obedient – Isaiah 1:19. We must also have faith in
God. Hebrew 11:9 says by faith Abraham arose and dwelt in the land of
promise. Mark 11:23 says whoever says to this mountain and will not
doubt in his heart but believe those things he says will be done, he
will have whatever he says. The one who will arise and shine must also
make necessary efforts. Today, God is issuing you a command to us to
arise and shine. He is also issuing orders to us saying arise from not
having faith to having faith. To arise from not evangelising to
evangelising. To arise from not producing fruits of the spirits to
producing fruits of the spirits.
PRAYER POINT: Father, help me to arise and shine.
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