Strength for Today

My Grandfather said that to fall down was nothing to be ashamed of, but to just stay there was indeed a shame. He knew that failure is not in falling down; it is remaining there when you have fallen. Who among us had not fallen at one time or the other? Someone has said, "Failure is not the worst thing in the world. The worst is not to try." A person doesn't drown by falling into water, but he can drown if he just stays there. On several occasions Jesus said to the lame, "Rise up and walk" or "Take up your bed and walk." The first thing the person had to do was rise up or get up. Every day we make a decision to get up or stay in bed. So if we can rise up in one situation we can certainly rise up in another. Paul said that Israel's fall was neither final nor fatal (Romans 11:1-36). Neither does your fall have to be final or fatal. Rise up and walk!