Years ago in America, the early settlers would build fires at night
to keep the savage animals away from their campsites. If the fires
burned low, the animals would come close. When the fires were
burning brightly, the animals would back away in fear from the
light and heat.
There are many things in America today which have drawn near to
the Church, such as humanism, materialism, and secularism, because the fires of men's faith have died down. In today's modern society, the focus in many gatherings seems to be on how to be "healthy, wealthy, and wise" instead of how to live a holy life before God and as a result, be blessed.
When we read God's Word, we see the Holy Spirit is likened to fire.
He is always in the Believer although sometimes He is given little
place. To some, He is only a resident, but not the President, or allowed to be Lord of their lives. We must let Jesus be number one and our "all in all" in every part of our lives. When we daily surrender to the Lord and present ourselves as a living sacrifice, the fire is stirred. When the fire of God is burning brightly in our lives, oppression, depression, defeat, and discouragement will have to flee, as God arises. The Bible tells us when we let God arise, His enemies will be scattered.
It's good to know that when we let Jesus be Lord of all, we'll burn brightly for Him. The things of the world will seem dim in the gospel light of the Lord. May our prayer be to stir the fire of the Lord and let His light shine that He may be glorified.
Jo Ann Kelly © 2007
Illustration: Seeds For The Sower
PRAYER REQUESTS
(Please send prayer requests to my address because I put the devotionals together and they may be overlooked. My address is NatureNCrafts@aol.com Thanks so much, Caroline)
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Please pray for me, I feel like I have some kind of virus, please pray for total healing and that it's nothing serious. Please continue to pray for Larry and John's salvation and the salvation of every unbeliever on the planet. Thank you and God bless. Love, Jane
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Please be in prayer for Raymond and Erin Lewis's little boy who is in Charlottesville; already had one operation to remove fluid from his lungs and has to have another operation. He is only around 2 years old. Be also in prayer
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Rev Dave & Caroline Shoobridge
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(Life is all about Him.)
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