ARISE FROM THE DUST

ARISE FROM THE DUST
Monday, 10th May 2021
Pastor Victor

Isaiah 52:2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

You are not out yet; it is not over until God says it is over. Someone once said, failure is part of success. The fact that you have failed in something doesn’t mean end of story – it is just another lesson of success that you have learnt – this is how you handle failures in life – you’ve just got to know what doesn’t work.

Our opening scripture admonishes us to shake thyself from the dust. “Dust” speaks of condemnation, guilt, failure and discouragement. God is telling you today to shake yourself from the dust; He is telling you to arise from the dust of defeat, failure, discouragement, condemnation and guilt.

I don’t know where you are right now in your life. Maybe you have failed on several attempts in business or a particular project, and now you are ready to throw in the towel, retreat to depression, have your pity party and feel sorry yourself. Maybe you have even lost a job, a loved one, an opportunity; this is not the time to sit in the dust and feel terrible.

Dust yourself and arise again. Isaiah 60:1 says, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” In fact, Isaiah 52:1 says, Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

“Dust” in scripture is the food of the serpent, the devil (Genesis 3:14). Thus, the more you resort to depression and condemnation and feeling sorry for yourself, the more you are feeding satan; and by that you give him power over your life to frustrate and destroy you. Why do people commit suicide and end their lives? It is this same reason I am sharing with you – they go into depression, lose hope and give up and die.

As long as you are alive, there is hope for you. You have to encourage yourself and try again. What I am giving to you is more than a motivational message – I am firing the living hope of Christ into your spirit to energize you for victorious living. According to scripture at the smell of water, a tree cut can sprout again (Job 14:7-9). Water speaks of the word. Receive the word of God that I am sharing with you today and rise again.

Your roots are still in the ground; you may have been cut, but you are not out. Arise and shine. Put on your smiles; speak in other tongues; engage in bold faith declarations. And get back to work and you will succeed.

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