Jesus said to a sick man…
‘Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.’
Rise means to ‘have a source.’
Source is a ‘place from which something comes.’
For me to rise means to go back to were I came from and that is within to my inner real me. My Self or as some say God. God is my Self.
Source means “support,”
And it is my Self/God that supports my body, not the body or doctors , medicine or operations .
Rise means to ‘increase in strength.’
To rise I must only rely on my source, my inner Self to strengthen me and not to depend on medicines,exercise or foods.
Rise means to ‘be proper’ and proper is ‘belonging to ones self.’
To rise I must understand me and my body belong only to Self.
My Self is ME. ME is my inner SELF.
Rise means to ‘come into existence’ and existence means ‘reality’ which means
‘a real fact.’
To rise I must understand the real fact that
I am THAT… I AM
I am my Spirit…I am my Self…I am my Consciousness. The Source of all that I am.
‘Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.’
Take up my bed. Take means to ‘receive and accept willingly.’
To take means I must be willing to accept that my Self is the only thing able to do anything… and I do.
Take means to ‘gain possession of.’
So for me to take I must first gain possession of all my thoughts.
Take is to ‘accept into a relationship with oneself. ‘
That means I must quit having a relationship with my body and ‘me’ and ONLY have a relationship with the real ME…the real Me of Me…my INNER SPIRIT…THAT SELF OF ME.
Take means to ‘choose. ‘
So I must choose NOW who I will serve…my self out here or my inner real Self.
Take up my bed and bed means “to provide lodgings, and lodging means a ‘temporary residence.’
That tells me I am to take, choose where I want to reside…in the flesh which is only temporary residence…or within my own Self.
Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
Walk means ‘to follow a certain course or way of life.’
I must follow one course only and that is the path inward.
Walk means to ‘turn’ and turn means to ‘change the focus. ‘
For me to walk I must change my focus from self to Self.
Change my focus from out here to within since that is where all things first take place.
Turn means ‘to direct one’s thoughts and attention.’
For me to really walk then I must direct my thoughts inward and off me…off my body.
To take up my bed and walk I must understand and agree with ancient Paul, that
‘ I am not in the flesh, I am in the spirit.’
So Then,There Is No Body Needing Help. EVER