Arise Forgiven

　

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Arise Forgiven

Matthew 9: 5 So, what do you think? Is it easier to say, "Your sins are forgiven or arise and walk?"

What do you think? What is the difference? If both result in the same freedom, is there a difference? If the effect is the same is the difference important to anyone?

Someone made a comment in jest about sitting in the front of the room like at church. I jested back about he must have a Pentecostal background because Catholics and Baptists sit in the back. It was good fun. Does it make a difference whether you sit in the front or the back or in the pew purchased by your great grandfather?

Does it make a difference whether you dance or sing or clap or use instruments or sit quietly?

If in doing what you do you are fully engaged in worshipping and communing with God, does it matter?

If in doing what you do you are fully engaged in religious expression and have no idea what communing with God is all about, does it matter?

You decide. You know what I think? If you say to me, "Arise and walk", and I get up free and forgiven, I will rejoice. If you say to me, "Your sins are forgiven", and I rise up and walk, I will rejoice.

ACT! 　Have some fun worshipping God in a way unfamiliar. Go to a full gospel service and sit in the back. Go to a Baptist service and sit in the front. Go to a group of Brethren and just sit quietly. Take your bible to Starbucks, have a cup of coffee, read and pray quietly. Get up at 2am and walk the floor while talking to God. Do something that is not your norm. Then write me and tell me if it makes a difference. Maybe it will, just because it is different and you are more attentive when doing something outside your norm.

　

PRAY! Father, somedays I think You enjoy having so much variety. Some days You enjoy helping us understand the strength of results versus actions. Some days You just love us. In fact, every day You just love us. You love us into being free and happy and whole in thought and heart and body. Take us to that place of enjoying being Yours.

　

　

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