Land of the Rising Son

UV 3681/10000 Land of the Rising Son But for you who fear My name (with awe-filled reverence) the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go forward and leap (joyfully) like calves (released) from the stall. Malachi 3 v 18 The principal benefit we get from the sun appears to be light. But it also provides heat that keeps us from freezing to death. It also stimulates the production of Vitamin D that is needed for the health of our bodies and the strength of our bones. Hence, instead of avoiding the Son (sun is both a homonym and a synonym for the Son of God), we should bask in His light, bathe in His righteous blood, washed clean by His righteousness ( light) and also be warmed or encouraged by His word. Each verse in scripture is a ray of His grace that should penetrate our very soul, our inner being, our bones. It would then strengthen us in the spirit. Even insensate plants when cut off from the sun’s light, turns its shoot towards the sun producing the phenomenon of etiolation of the plant. How much more, we, the believers of Jesus, the glorious Sun of righteousness should turn our faces, our vision, our hearts, our lives towards the light of Jesus! He rises inside us and we find healing in His two wings of prayer and the word. Each believer, then is the “Land of the Rising Son.” Like the rising sun reveals its glory on the horizon, He manifests His glory, goodness and greatness in our lives. As He does, we will gambol or run around in sheer delight like young of cattle that are released from the confines of the pen or the cattle stalls. We will leap joyfully in worship of the Lord, the Glorious Physician, Glorious Scientist, Glorious Counsellor, Glorious Police Chief, Glorious Businessman, Glorious Farmer et al. We find our health, healing, protection, provision, promotion, security and eternal life in Christ Jesus. The other contemporary disciples knew Jesus, the Christ while Paul met or encountered Christ Jesus, the Risen Saviour,the Glorious Resurrected One. Each of us in this time and age have also met or encountered not Jesus Christ but Christ Jesus. In experiencing Him in our lives in a real sense, we share His anointing by the Holy Spirit. We do not remain calves or immature in faith and strength but we grow to be mature, strong shepherds led by the one Good Shepherd. We began our faith walk by fearing His name but now we love Him. Reverence has given way to love. His grace enables us to rejoice in Him. Rejoicing in Him is the source of our nourishment and strength.