The Fire Inside

 

The Fire Inside

 Isaiah 43:10-13

10 “You are My witnesses,” says the Lord, “And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me. 11 I, even I, am the Lord, And besides Me there is no savior. 12 I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses,” Says the Lord, “that I am God. 13 Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?”

Lord Your Word is like a flaming fire that burns. It strikes, shakes, moves, creates, destroys, loves, fight, heal, delivers, restores, redeems, prevails, etc. There are not enough words in our tongues to capture the essence of what You do and who You are. Your Spirit is alive and mighty is Your hand in battle and yet as gentle as a dove to hold, and feed Your sheep who You’ve created, named, and chosen as Your own.

We bless Your name Jesus the most high God for Your power, presence, love, faithfulness and glory. United we stand to praise You from our hearts and souls because You are I AM. We pray that You will always love us as You have loved Israel. Your light and Word have proven Your mighty works. Our hearts are hungry to learn about You through Your first love. Thank You for allowing us to know that we too are a part of Your divine plan.

There have been many who have traveled to places in the earth to seek You, to hear a Word, to see a sign or to sit and walk in places where Your feet once tread. Jerusalem is Your holy city that sits on a hill. The world knows that You established Your people that You love. It shows from generation to generation how much You care and are an intimate God who is personally involved with people. Great is Your name in all the earth.

As we pray to know You intimately, please open our minds and hearts to receive from You God. There is room at the cross for every sinner. We need Your peace and love to help us believe that Your power and presence is with us. You revealed Yourself as a consuming fire to Israel. 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 2 And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house. 3 When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever.”

Today, we have the Holy Bible to learn about who is this God and His nature and ways. Our hearts and minds must be in a posture of humility and thanksgiving. God sees us and knows each of our names. When we pray to the Lord let us confess our sins to Him. If we are holding on to anger, hate, unforgiveness, hurt, pain, jealousy, envy, bitterness, pride, ego, etc. This could block our prayers from being heard and answered. There must be a holy fear toward how we speak and approach God. Every man will receive according to God’s will, mercy, and portion.

Jesus is our Lord and Savior. His resurrection is the power of God that saves us. He said to His disciples that He would not leave them nor forsake them. He would send them the Helper the Holy Spirit. John 15:26-27 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. 27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

We must be honest and have a pure heart. The Lord is searching for souls that are hungering and thirsting after His Word and who are rightly dividing the Word of truth. His Word will make us clean as we read, study, and meditate in it daily. It washes away all the stains, old hurts and dark secrets that are buried inside our hearts. The Word makes us clean as a naked newborn baby. The longer we mediate on the Word and seek the ways of Jesus we will have this mind in us as it was in Him.

When we come to Christ and repent for our sins this is an individual transaction. Every man is given free will to come and are accountable for their own deeds that are done in their body. As we surrender our will and hearts to God and confess that we believe in Jesus as the Son of God who died for the sins of the world and rose three days later from the grave our lives will never be the same.

The Holy Spirit is the witness who was sent from the Father and Son to testify about Jesus Christ. He is the helper who is the Spirit of truth. We are blessed by Him to be chosen to live a spirit filled life as witnesses and ambassadors. He lives within each believer as a witness of Christ, and we are sealed to Him as a guarantee for the day of redemption.

We have the evidence living on the inside of us. The Spirit of truth is the guarantee of the down payment for the promises of God. There is a spiritual inheritance promised to those who love God and who follow the Messiah. Meanwhile, the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives is the regenerative process of being born again. The new birth is creating a new spirit in us awakening our inner man, so that we will become children of God. The Holy Spirit will give us wisdom, knowledge, and understating of the Word by helping us to learn how to walk in the Spirit and teaching us as we are infants, then babes into maturing men and women walking in the Word. 

This equips us to become effective witnesses for the Lord. This is a lifelong process because the Holy Spirit never leaves us nor forsakes us. We are sealed to Him as valuable possessions. Because our souls have been accounted for by God as His sheep.   

Our old life to sin is dying as we live for Christ. The Holy Spirit will endow us with the fire of baptism to refine us and make us pure as gold in our service to the Lord. This is God’s power, and we are His chosen vessels. We must always yield our will and selves to the leading of the Holy Spirit. He will test us to determine when we are prepared to do the work of a good soldier according to the Father’s will.

Let us be slow to speak and quick to listen to the Holy Spirit and pray without ceasing to remain in the will of the Lord. This is a spiritual war, and we are in it and have been recruited for the battle. We shall march with the foot men through the valleys of life and witness the fires, floods, thunder, and storms. But remember the One who goes before us. Deuteronomy 31:8 And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”

Holy Spirit

He leads and guides me

He is that fire inside

He releases a feeling that cannot be denied

Hallelujah it is that unquenchable joy

Nobody in the world can stop Him

He’ll take you through the storms

He is the cosigner, lawyer, doctor, and friend

He’ll be with you till forever

He reveals the miracles, victories, and breakthroughs

Sent from above to seal you to the promise

You have His Word the Lord is with you

Proclaim His everlasting witness

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