On fire for Jesus, I heard it many times in my life. I felt it when I asked Jesus to save
me and cleanse me of all my sins. As It is written (Rev 3:20) “Here I am! I stand at the
door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat
with him, and he with me.” I remember the day I made the decision to receive Christ
as my Saviour. I Confessed to God that being a sinner, and believing that the Lord
Jesus Christ died for my sins on the cross and was raised up for my justification, and
confessed Him to be my personal Saviour. What a glorious feeling it was having been
liberated from all of my sin and filled with the Spirit, having been filled by the Holy
Spirit forever and always in this life and the everlasting life to come. That was when I
realized the fire burning inside of me for Jesus. It was an overwhelming feeling of pure
enthusiasm for the Word. A thirst never to be quenched, a hunger never satisfied.
Some of you may be on fire in your hearts for the Lord right now. Some of you may
remember the fire that burned in your hearts when you took Jesus into your heart for
the first time. Oh how passionate you felt about the Word of God. It consumed you
day and night, the fire burned in you with deep love and desire. Fervent prayer rolled
out of you giving praise, and thanksgiving for all things to the Lord. And then at some
point maybe the flame seemed to die down a little. The passion for the Word dwindled,
was still there but yet it was not the same as it had been. What is it my beloved?
Where did it go? How do I get it back? Well, it never left you. (Heb 13:5) I will leave
you nor forsake you”. You have partaken in the fruit of the Spirit and felt the glory of
God. (John 7:38) “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, `From his innermost
being will flow rivers of living water.” Does rivers of living water flow out of you? Do
you glow from your innermost spirit, so that Gods love glows in you and can be seen
by those around you. If not, you may have moved away from the fire, becoming
consumed with the earthy things in your life. God wants you to be concerned with
everlasting life not you’re here and now life. The everlasting life promised to you
through the blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. When we stray from God, this
is what happens. When we stop trusting in God, there is a loss of our faith in Him that
He will tend to our every need. The fire starts to dwindle and needs to be rekindled.
Move closer to God and He will move closer to you brethren. It seems that at some
point life overwhelms us and we get so wrapped up in it that we lose ourselves in it.
Well we forget the one thing that we had when our fire burned hot and heavy in us for
the Lord. It is that trust in God for all things, let go and again return to the trust in all
things through Him. For it is written “does He not provide for even the birds”, move
closer to God and He will move closer to you. Rekindle and reaffirm your faith. Pray
with all praise, thanksgiving, and forgiveness. Give to Him both the honor and glory
He is do. Let us Pray…
me and cleanse me of all my sins. As It is written (Rev 3:20) “Here I am! I stand at the
door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat
with him, and he with me.” I remember the day I made the decision to receive Christ
as my Saviour. I Confessed to God that being a sinner, and believing that the Lord
Jesus Christ died for my sins on the cross and was raised up for my justification, and
confessed Him to be my personal Saviour. What a glorious feeling it was having been
liberated from all of my sin and filled with the Spirit, having been filled by the Holy
Spirit forever and always in this life and the everlasting life to come. That was when I
realized the fire burning inside of me for Jesus. It was an overwhelming feeling of pure
enthusiasm for the Word. A thirst never to be quenched, a hunger never satisfied.
Some of you may be on fire in your hearts for the Lord right now. Some of you may
remember the fire that burned in your hearts when you took Jesus into your heart for
the first time. Oh how passionate you felt about the Word of God. It consumed you
day and night, the fire burned in you with deep love and desire. Fervent prayer rolled
out of you giving praise, and thanksgiving for all things to the Lord. And then at some
point maybe the flame seemed to die down a little. The passion for the Word dwindled,
was still there but yet it was not the same as it had been. What is it my beloved?
Where did it go? How do I get it back? Well, it never left you. (Heb 13:5) I will leave
you nor forsake you”. You have partaken in the fruit of the Spirit and felt the glory of
God. (John 7:38) “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, `From his innermost
being will flow rivers of living water.” Does rivers of living water flow out of you? Do
you glow from your innermost spirit, so that Gods love glows in you and can be seen
by those around you. If not, you may have moved away from the fire, becoming
consumed with the earthy things in your life. God wants you to be concerned with
everlasting life not you’re here and now life. The everlasting life promised to you
through the blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. When we stray from God, this
is what happens. When we stop trusting in God, there is a loss of our faith in Him that
He will tend to our every need. The fire starts to dwindle and needs to be rekindled.
Move closer to God and He will move closer to you brethren. It seems that at some
point life overwhelms us and we get so wrapped up in it that we lose ourselves in it.
Well we forget the one thing that we had when our fire burned hot and heavy in us for
the Lord. It is that trust in God for all things, let go and again return to the trust in all
things through Him. For it is written “does He not provide for even the birds”, move
closer to God and He will move closer to you. Rekindle and reaffirm your faith. Pray
with all praise, thanksgiving, and forgiveness. Give to Him both the honor and glory
He is do. Let us Pray…
| Heavenly Father, blessed Lord, I give You thanks for all the blessings in my life. I want to feel Your Spirit Lord in my Heart and let go once again knowing that You Lord are the reason for all things. It is You Lord that I live to glorify with my life. Fill my heart with the desire to serve you Lord the way You deserve to be served. I put You at the top of my life Lord and Love you before all others. I praise you and love you with all my heart, mind, and soul. Amen |
| Let’s start now renewed and reaffirmed in our faith. Feel the fire rekindle inside and start doing the good service to the Lord right now. |
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