![]() He burns up lukewarmness in your heart because we serve a God who’s a consuming fire. When you walk closely with Jesus, He burns up complacency in your heart. I want you to see that when you walk with Jesus-the one with fiery eyes and whose feet are bronze, as if they’re in a furnace-that is the God we serve. I show up with enthusiasm, zeal and power.” It’s like God says, “When I show up, I show up with fire. The Bible describes God in Exodus 24:17 (NIV), “To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.” When you think and hear about the word “glory” or “the glory of God,” it means the abiding manifested presence of God. When we catch a glimpse of God, we must understand that God is a consuming fire. Again, we see this recurring theme of fire in connection with who God is and certainly who the son of God is. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.” I want you to see how John, the apostle, captured this image of Jesus. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. There, also in the New Testament, in Revelation 1:12-15 (NIV) it says, “I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. Let’s be clear: The fire of God is not just an Old Testament metaphor. And I want you to see He leads us now, His modern-day people, by allowing the fire of the Holy Spirit, the zeal of God and the enthusiasm of the Lord to burn within us. ![]() The Lord led His ancient people by a pillar of fire then. You’ll find it also in Exodus 13:21, where it says, “By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.” The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently.” God wrapped fire around Himself and came down on Mount Sinai in fire.īut it’s not just in that passage. In Exodus 19:18 (NIV) it says, “Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the LORD descended on it in fire. Now let’s go to verse 18 to see when God comes down. Have them wash their clothes and be ready by the third day, because on that day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.’ ” In Exodus 19:10-11 (NIV) it says, “And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. In fact, you’ll see the theme of the fire of God all throughout Scripture. As believers, we should all desire to be on fire for God. The “fire of God” speaks of enthusiasm, excitement, zeal and passion. Remember the burning bush encounter that Moses experienced? God spoke from within the burning bush. He either shows up in the fire, initiates fires or causes fire to burn in our hearts so that we can be on fire for Him. We also see this phrase, “fire of God” that captures moments when God wants to demonstrate His power and His presence. In the Bible, we see the word “fire” 474 times. It can happen to anybody, but what we need is for God to renew us. It may be difficult or even embarrassing to admit, but maybe you find yourself feeling a sense of dryness or lukewarmness, apathy and complacency toward the things of God.ĭon’t feel ashamed. ![]() ![]() The American church, as you may have noticed, is running low on passion. Are you ready to have your heart set on fire for the Lord? ![]()
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