Excuse me, Arise! Is not a common word, only mere men would say that for you to arise, you don't need strength to do so. So many men striving to be great has neglected those pains that comes out while trying to rise. In your arising, burning with take place. A baby doesn't start walking in just a day, it's a process and in that process, the baby falls and rise continuously till the legs gain mastery to the ground. The glory of your shining is in your burning. - Rev. Victor Mark.
The scripture said Arise, Shine, not Arise & Shine! It shows you have to wait before you shine and in your waiting, you go through the process of burning. Hear me! Everyman is entitled to burning and also entitled to shining. Arise in that context is not a mere word. In your rising, there mist be obstacles, challenges, persecution and so on, which is also part of the *BURNING*
I once quoted " Until scars converge on a man, he can never emerge as a star. Your burning is part of the sacrifices for greatness & greatness is part of the gifts from shining. You burn to shine. The encounter moses had in the burning bush is what gave him relevance in the sight of God and man. Very few run away from the burning bush and think the things that shinning would produce to us would last! No it won't. Jesus's burning was what made made him the Christ ( Messiah, Saviour & Redeemed ). Jesus burned for Christ to shine. Until you burn, you can shine!
*[ Emmie Crown ]*
Makes so much sense