Once
we have made our confession of Faith in Christ;
Once
we have been baptized, immersed in the Holy Spirit and with Fire;
It is
then our responsibility to fan into flame the Fire
That
we have been given by God.
The
apostle Paul admonishes the saints:
That
is why I would remind you to stir up—
Rekindle
the embers, and the flame and keep burning –
The
[gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire]
That
is on you by means of the laying on of my hands
[With
those of the elders at your ordination].
For
God did not give us a spirit of timidity—of cowardice,
Of
craven and cringing and fawning fear--
But
[He has given us a spirit] of [power and of love and of calm
And
well-balance mind and discipline and self-control. (2 Timothy 1:6-7
AMP)
We
must maintain our First Love; the
Fire that we began with;
That
is our responsibility. Christ Jesus tells the Church at Ephesus:
These
are the words of Him Who holds
the Seven Stars in His Right Hand
And
walks among the Seven golden Lampstands:
I
know your deeds, your hard work and perseverance.
I
know that you cannot tolerate wicked men,
That
you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not,
And
have found them false.
You
have persevered and have endured hardships for My Name,
And
have not grown weary.
Yet
I hold this against you: You have forsaken your First Love.
Remember
the height from which you have fallen!
REPENT
and do the things you did at first.
If
you do not REPENT,
I
will come to you and remove your Lampstand from its place.
But
you have this in your favor;
You
hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
[The Nicolaitans, in all probability, were those who claimed the name of Christ
But who were worldly.]
He
who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the
churches.
To
him who OVERCOMES, I will give the right to eat from the Tree Of
LIFE,
Which
is in the Paradise of God. (Revelation 2: 1-7)
Christ
Jesus is telling the Church of Ephesus
That
unless they recapture their First Love
All
their good works will count for nothing, and so it is with us.
Faith
is a walk of Love and Intimacy, maintained by the Fire of God within
us.
We
must maintain that FIRE; that Fervor; that Passion
Or
all else we do for Christ is rendered null and void.
We
must be continually worshiping God in Spirit and in Truth;
Continually
fanning the flame of the Fire of God within us.
You
see it was Fire, Fervor and Passion that took Christ Jesus to the
Cross.
That
enabled Him to endure this terrible, brutal torture and death.
He
did it for the JOY set before Him, which was a vision of His Bride
Who
would be purchased by His Sacrifice.
Now
Christ Jesus must be the JOY set before us.
We
will only OVERCOME by this same Fire, Fervor and Passion,
Not
loving this life so much as to shrink from death. (Revelation 12:11)
Virtually
everything that goes on in this world
Is
intended by Satan to put out the Fire of God in you.
Yet,
he is defenseless against the Fire of God burning within you.
Christ
burning in you is infinitely more powerful than Satan.
But
it is up to us to keep the Fire of God burning brightly.
The
lukewarm will be spit out of His mouth. (Revelation 3:16)
I
pray that all who read this message will keep the Fire of God
Burning
brightly within them.
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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