"IS NOT MY WORD LIKE FIRE"

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: “Since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:28–29). DAILY FIRE! - Chrsit For All Nations Holy Spirit fire is to empower us to preach the gospel. Baptism in the Holy Spirit means that everything to do with Him and with the gospel should be characterized by fire! It should burn. There should be fire in those who witness and work; fire in those who preach. Fire in the truth we preach: “Is not My word like a fire?” (Jeremiah 23:29). Fire in the Lord we preach: “For our God is a consuming fire” (Hebrews 12:29). Fire in the Spirit by which we preach: “the Holy Spirit and fire” (Matthew 3:11) There were two sacrifices on Mount Carmel: one was performed by the priests of Baal, the other by Elijah. The sacrifice to Baal never burned—it was fireless. The sacrifice was there, the sacrificers were intensely earnest: they prayed to Baal all day, and they cut themselves with knives to show how desperate their sincerity was. They put everything they had into it, yet their sacrifice brought no fire. If the devil could have brought up a spark or two from hell to make a blaze, Satan would have: but the altar just stayed cold. Fire did not fall just because Elijah set up a sacrifice either. It came when Elijah prayed and believed! Elijah followed the instructions of Moses to the letter, but no fire resulted purely from his obedience. Faith brought the blaze. God sent the fire on the sacrifice only. There would be no point in sending the fire without the sacrifice. Armchair Christians receive no fire. There is no such thing as an “anointed couch potato.” Sometimes people pray for fire when they are not yielded to God at all, and subsequently do little for Him. They give up little time or money, and render no effort. If they had God’s fire, what would they do with it? Sit at home and just enjoy it? The fire is not to save us trouble in winning the world—it is to empower us to preach the gospel in spite of trouble. Tap into that fire today! Taken from Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days in God’s Word by Reinhard Bonnke. Copyright © 2016 by Reinhard Bonnke. Use by permission of Whitaker House. www.whitakerhouse.com

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