I am baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire.
It is Holy Spirit fire that matters. Laying out and setting up a sacrifice is not enough. God will not save souls and heal the sick until we lay our all on the altar for Him: that is true.
But our sacrifice is not why He does it: He performs His wonders of salvation and healing because of His mercy and grace. Elijah’s godliness did not generate the awesome lightning that burned up everything on the altar. The fire did not come from His holiness. Your tithes and offerings cannot buy a tiny candle flame of the celestial flame.
The fire of God comes—not because of our sacrifice—but because of Christ’s sacrifice. Therefore, thank God, the fire is for all! Revival fire is not a reward for good people. It is God’s gift. Why struggle for it?
People talk about “paying the price” but fire comes in response to faith.
We can insist on the “body of truth,” but it may be a cold corpse. Jesus did not merely say: “I am the way and the truth”—He said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).
God said He would put in Zion “the shining of a flaming fire” (Isaiah 4:5). Jesus testified that John the Baptist was “the burning and shining lamp” (John 5:35). These are images of light and heat.
The gospel is a hot gospel, no matter how much the silly world smiles at it. I do not know how to preach the “living oracles” of God without being lively.
The gospel is a fire. To preach the gospel coolly and casually would be ridiculous.
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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