Rise again

For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity. Proverbs 24:16

My friend shared tonight how they have felt spiritually dry the last months or so. The isolation from Covid, difficult circumstances and various knock backs had taken their toll. They felt down and discouraged.

As they prayed they felt the Lord draw their attention to their daily devotional, The Word for Today. They opened it up and this was the reading which spoke straight into their heart.

The Lord was encouraging them that they will rise again. Although my friend is down, they are not defeated and they will rise again.

“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:28-31

My friend is not a young man. He is in his mid-eighties but his desire to rise again is still there. You too may have been knocked down but you are not out for the count. You will rise again. It’s time to Rise Up.