NOWADAYS IT’S not uncommon to hear about wildfires. With so many places experiencing drought, it’s easy for a fire to start. When the ground is dry and conditions are right, the smallest spark can start a fire that quickly becomes an uncontrollable blaze. And anything in its path is engulfed in flames.
Spiritually speaking, there’s a lot of dry ground throughout the earth. There’s a world full of people who don’t know the Lord and who never think about God. They don’t know how much He loves and cares for them or that He wants to help them with whatever they’re going through.
One way to change this is for the Church to be on fire for God and burn so brightly that its flames consume everything it touches.
We need to forget about ourselves and look to God. When we do, His power will flow through us.
Kindling Your Fire
A lot of Christians think they’re on fire. When the power of God hits them in church, they can’t contain it. They’ll run, dance, and maybe even do cartwheels! But when they get home and reality hits, their fire is quickly snuffed out.
Reality, however, is that God is always with us. He said that He would never leave nor forsake us (Heb. 13:5). And because He’s with us, we can be victorious in everything we face.
Instead of letting their light shine in dark places, many Christians are waiting on God to show up. They’re waiting on Him to send the fire. But God is waiting on us. He wants us to stir up the gift that’s already in us. He wants us to show His love to those around us and demonstrate His power to a lost and dying world.
Fellowship With God Keeps Us Strong
Because people focus on their talents and abilities, they often feel inadequate to demonstrate God’s power. It’s not about us, however. It’s about who we are in Christ. Everything we are, we are in Christ. And anything Jesus did, we can do also, because the Greater One lives inside us.
Unfortunately, too many Christians don’t know what God can do. They don’t know who they are in Christ and the power that is already in them. As a result, they’re not on fire. And the people they come in contact with don’t come close to catching on fire.
The devil is always trying to put our fire out. It’s easy for him to do that when we try to live in our own strength. But when we stay in fellowship with the Lord, our perspective changes. Through our fellowship with our Heavenly Father, we become grounded in who we are in Christ. We get excited about God and about Him living in us. Then, whenever life happens and we get knocked down, adversity won’t be able to put our fire out.
Fellowship, however, is a two-way street. And this is where many of us miss it. We’re not talking to our Heavenly Father or listening to what He says to us. If we want God to shine through us, we have to spend time with Him.
Follow Paul’s Example
The Apostle Paul faced a lot of hardship in his life. But no matter what he experienced, he stayed on fire for God.
Whenever Paul ministered, he never tried to woo the crowd with fancy words or impress them with his wisdom. Instead of trusting in his abilities, Paul always relied on God’s power to manifest wherever he was and in whatever situation he faced. (See 1 Cor. 2:1–5.) Likewise, we need to forget about ourselves and look to God. When we do, His power will flow through us.
Imagine what will happen when we all bring our personal fire to church and worship God in one accord. But remember, the Church is more than a building. Every member of the Body of Christ is the Church. We carry the fire of God with us wherever we go!
So let’s let God’s power, love, and compassion flow through us to the lost. It’s time to burn brightly for God and light up our world with His love, compassion, and power.
Author
Craig W. Hagin
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