I receive about a dozen devotionals by email each day. I search them for ideas for this blog. It amazes me how often the same idea flows through many of the devotionals. It is the Holy Spirit at work. He works like the ocean waves affecting many at the same time. Similar ideas arise in different souls at the same time. For some time I have noticed the same idea arising not only in these devotionals, but in my Pastor’s sermons and in Glenn Beck’s Israel event yesterday. It includes don’t fear, get organized, go and make disciples. I think the best word for it is “mobilize.”
“Mobilize” is a verb or action word. It is defined as
1. Prepare and organize (troops) for active service.
2. Organize and encourage (people) to act in a concerted way in order to bring about a particular objective.
The opposite of mobilize is “frozen in fear,” or fearful, inactive, slumber. So the call is “Awake, Arise and Mobilize.” Satan has successfully frozen the people of God. We have all experienced situations in which fear prevents us from acting. In some cases this is good, we are prevented for foolish and dangerous activities. But in the matter of combating evil, Jesus encouraged us to “Fear not” and to “Go.”
The Holy Spirit when He moves doesn’t bring some new revelation, but rather He reminds groups of us of established truth. But He is a gentleman. He encourages and enables; he doesn’t robs of will. A movement occurs when men and women, of their own free will, respond to the call of the Spirit and act.
This call is for united action. We are asked to arise for our individual prayer closets, our pews, our classrooms and sanctuaries, united with others similarly call and move.
He is clearly putting out a call. Are you going to act or is the fear too debilitating? If you don’t act, keep your eyes open. Your going to see something great.
Awake, Arise and Mobilize.
Nick
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