The enemy loves to cast discouragement our way, and it often occurs in the seat of our minds. As I began casting my cares upon the Lord, the Holy Spirit spoke and said “Get up and walk!” I was taken aback at this response, because I wasn’t done wallowing in what was troubling my heart, but again I heard, “Get up and walk!”
Bitterness can strike the heart of the believer quickly, often unexpectedly, and always leading to unforgiveness. If bitterness and unforgiveness are what seems to plague your heart today, give it over to the Lord and “Get up and walk!”
Disappointment may be lurking around the corner, looking to greet you, and seeking to shatter the hope that you have in Christ. When disappointment makes its presence known and seeks to linger, give it over to the Lord and “Get up and walk!”
Struggles with sin are sure to arise, seeking to silence the voice of the Holy Spirit in your life. When sin seeks to dominate, confess it, give it over to the Lord, and “Get up and walk!”
When grief strikes, know that God is the God of all comfort; and if God is the God of all comfort, then there is nothing that you are facing, no pain that plagues your heart today, that is beyond His ability for which He can provide relief and healing. Dear friend, God our Father says you can in fact, “Get up and walk!”
As we cast our cares over and lay them at the feet of Jesus, may we cast them over knowing that we cast them over and lay them before a Conquering King! We cast them over to the One who provides and has provided us with perfect healing. What should cripple and paralyze, no longer cripples and paralyzes those of us who are in Christ, because the Holy Spirit that He has given us, enables us to obey His command to “Get up and walk!”
Jesus healed a paralyzed man by commanding him saying, “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.” And what was the paralyzed man’s response? He got up and walked! We often think the end result is that this paralyzed man was able to finally walk. He finally received his needed healing, but that was hardly the final result. The final result was that God was glorified in this act, and all who saw the man who was lame get up and walk responded by saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today!” (Luke 5: 17-26)
Friends, when we follow Jesus’ command to get up and walk, we do in fact show that we have received a supernatural healing, but the result is never for the sole purpose that we “get to feel better” or for a “new and improved life.” No, it’s always for the sole purpose that God gets all of the glory! It allows us to put His miraculous acts on display for all the world see, and then many will in fact say, “Today, I have seen extraordinary things!” Brothers and Sisters in Christ, let’s follow the command of Our Savior! Let’s get up and walk!
Highlighting the hope that we have in Christ! 