FAITH CAPSULE: Rise for God and shine for His glory.
Genesis 12
If one can rise for God, one will shine for His glory. Rising for God is an exceeding commitment that is not convenient. Rising for God is a total obedience to God’s command. Rising for God is emptying self for God to fill one. When rising for God is established in man’s life, man takes a position of possessing great blessing from God. Abraham rose for God when God said to him, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1) Abraham did not hesitate, he did not exercise doubt, neither does he questioned God’s command which sounded in his direction. Are you getting a call which demands from you to rise?
God promised Abraham for his rising, “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:2-3) Abraham could have doubted God but he rose and went just as commanded by God. Manifestly, it was a calling which called for a great extent of commitment but Abraham engaged fully to possess the promises of God’s calling.
The key to shinning for the glory of God is rising and responding to His calling. Isaiah 60:1-2, “Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. ” The call to rise does not have a condition or any reason for compromise but to rise in response to God. When God calls He is evidently more than able to back man and that is the reason why the word does not ask if we will rise but commanded to rise. To rise in obedience is to shine for His glory. Indeed, deep darkness will show its face in attempt to discourage or deny man from rising but the Lord is always at work for the heart that desires to rise unto God’s calling. He said that He will rise over us and His glory would not be denied. Rising in response to the word of God is all that made Abraham. Abraham could not possess all that was promised to him by God until he rose to God’s command. Can you think of what is keeping you grounded from rising to God’s calling? In all of your walk and work on the face of the earth, is there any area you have remained grounded? The rising of Abraham continues to generate the blessings of God’s promise from generation to generation.
Prayer for today: Ask God to intervene and terminate all the forces that are denying or delaying you from rising to God’s calling.