Morning by Morning, March 26 - Holy Fire Fall!
Good morning, Lord Jesus. As I draw near to You, You draw near to me -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God (James 4:8). As I open my heart to You, let Your Holy Fire fall in me. ...
I’ve been given the opportunity to speak into the hearts of some men this weekend at their yearly retreat, just getting away with God and with one another, where “iron sharpens iron” (Proverbs 27:17). And with the eyes of my heart, I see an image of a fiery forge that forms a sword for its purpose in the fire. But the emphasis in my spirit is not on the sword as much as it is on the fire. And this Word comes to mind:
"So Ahab sent to all the Israelites, and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel. Elijah then came near to all the people, and said, 'How long will you go limping with two different opinions? ... Let two bulls be given to us; let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it; I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it. Then you call on the name of your god and I will call on the name of the Lord; the God who answers by fire is indeed God.' All the people answered, 'Well spoken!' ... As midday passed, (the prophets of Baal) raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice, no answer, and no response.... At the time of the offering of the oblation, the prophet Elijah came near and said, 'O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel, that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your bidding. Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so that this people may know that You, O Lord, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back!' Then the Fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and even licked up the water that was in the trench. When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, 'The Lord indeed is God! The Lord indeed is God!'" (1 Kings 18:20-39)
Holy Fire, fall on us! Fall on Your sons and daughters who are pursuing Your Presence. Give us courage and determination to fully surrender our lives as a living sacrifice to You (Romans 12:1).
Let us not be limping between the ways of this world and the Word of God, between the gods of this age and the God of the Word. Let us not be compromising or complacent, double-minded or doubting to question the authority of Your Word or wavering about the power of Your Spirit. Let us never settle for the false “gods” and empty “promises” of powerless “faith.” May we pursue You -- the Living God “who answers by Fire!”
Come, Holy Spirit! Come, consume our offering in the Fire of Your Spirit with Your Presence and Your power! (Acts 1:4-8)
Come like “a refiner’s fire!” (Malachi 3:2) Burn out of us all that is not yet like You. Purify us and sanctify us --wholly, completely, entirely-- in our “spirit and soul and body,” that we may be sound and blameless at the coming of my Lord Jesus Christ! (1 Thessalonians 5:23) "For indeed our God is a consuming Fire! (Hebrews 12:29)
You indeed are God! You indeed are God! You are the God who answers by Fire! Let Your Holy Fire fall! Fall on us and everything around us! Keep on consuming us so that the Fire down in our soul is forever fanned into flame and never burns out! (2 Timothy 1:6; Leviticus 6:12; Matthew 25:1-13) In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you be consuming in the Holy Fire of God, set ablaze with the Fire that never burns out, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you!
Tommy & Rocio Hays
Messiah Ministries
17503 La Cantera Parkway, Suite 104407
San Antonio, Texas 78257
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