Don't just sit there. . .Arise !

(Don't just sit there. . . Arise!) "Now four men who were leopards were at the entrance of the city's gate; and they said to one another, why do we sit here until we die. . . So, they arose." (2 Kings 7:3- 5). The amplified Bible. No matter how bad the problems is you may be facing today, no matter how for under the circumstances you may be, in 24 hours you can be back on top! And that depends upon your obedience to the written Word of God. "Oh, Brother Lewis, that would be impossible!" That's what the Samaritans thought in (2 Kings 7). Their land was being ravaged by famine. Any troops had surrounded them and cut off all source of supply. Mothers were eating their own children just to survive. But right in the middle of that, the Lord told the prophet Elisha that in 24 hours the whole situation will change. Flower and barley would sell for just a few penises and that would be abundance for all. What did God used to turn that situation around? Four leopards! That's right four leopards' who, instead of sitting around feeling sorry for themselves and waiting to die, made a conscious decision to arise and take their chances in the enemy's camp. When they got there, they found it abandoned. All the warriors had been frightened away by the angels of God, and they'd left enough food behind to feed all of Samaria! Sometimes you and I are like the officials in that story. We get problem centered instead of Word of God centered. We let ourselves be so surrounded with the loud voices of the world that the vision of our victory is pushed out of sight. When that happens, faith and power begin to subside because of the words of your mouth and life caves in on us from every side. If that's happening to you, stop crying about it, stop using the vocabulary of the enemy. Stop looking at your problem and feeling sorry for yourself. That's won't change anything. In fact, it only makes things worser! Just like He did for Elisha, God's given you a Word. He's promised you victory. He's promised to make you an overcome. So don't just sit there till you die. Don't accept defeat. Rise up in faith. Stand up on God's Word and fight for your life. Get mad at Satan. Cast him out. You must first bind the strong man in order to enter his house and small his goods. Get mad at that sickness. Get angry with poverty and start giving. Rise up and receive the deliverance of the Lord! (2 Kings 6:24- 30; 2 Kings 7:1- 20)