Genesis 13:17
This is the first time the word "Arise" appeared in the bible. It is when God spoke to Abraham, asking him to arise, walk the land which God was about to give to him.
Arise is a verb, a word calling people into "action". It speaks of a change of momentum and a change of position.
When God spoke to Abraham, he was already settled in Canaan and a very wealthy man. He led a ‘comfortable’ life and because of that, he was complacent with what he had and placed himself in a passive position. By commanding Abraham to arise, God was telling Abraham to change, to be active. To be a doer rather than wait for things to happen. To not settle and be comfortable with what he had but to arise and take hold of all the blessings that God had in mind for him.
In another occasion Jesus began to command a paralytic to arise as well is in the gospel of Mark.
“(Jesus) I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
Mark 2:11
In Mark chapter 2 four friends brought a paralytic to Jesus. Almost immediately the paralytic got healed by Him. So why did Jesus ask the paralytic to arise?
In the house there were hundreds of people looking at what Jesus was doing. At that moment the anointing of God came, and it was upon the paralytic. But with the paralytic lying down, no one else can see or experience the anointing of God. Yet simply by the action of arising, the paralytic immediately manifested the anointing and glory of God in that place and hundreds upon hundreds of people experienced first hand the anointing of God.
Today the anointing of God is upon you. But by choosing to lie down, the anointing of God will only be kept within you. It is only by choosing to arise, the anointing of God will be manifested in your life and by this simple action hundreds to thousands will then be able to experience the manifested anointing of God first hand.
Chose to arise within you.
To Live. To Love. To Inspire.
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