Arise!

Mushroom writes,

Pray then obey, and obedience does not usually consist solely in sitting on the couch waiting for the miracle to come.

As David did for Solomon, Christ has done for us. There is much that has been done, much that has been provided for us, but there remains a work for us to do. Christ has suffered for us, borne our sins, griefs, and sorrows. We are to complete that suffering as a ground completes a circuit that the power and presence of God may shine as light in a dark world.

Each of us has a temple to build. We have a vast store of resources on which to call. Christ dwells in us by His Spirit quickening, strengthening, empowering, and enabling us to do His will, but we must arise.

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