The Fire of God, Part 2
Yesterday we began our study of The Blessing of God by talking about His Glory, His Presence, His fire, His anointing, the Holy Spirit----all which are words for God’s nature, His being. Today let’s finish our discussion of the fire of God.
God the Father is total power. This power is an outflow of His whole nature which is Love. God’s divine love is the greatest power in the universe. God is Love. God is described in one word----Love. Our human eyes see this power as lightning, brightness beyond the capacity of the human eye to behold, splendor, thunder, shaking. When Moses went up the mountain to meet with God, the people were afraid because of what they were seeing and experiencing. They said they did not want to go near the mountain. I have never had an experience with God where His Presence overwhelmed me, but I have heard the testimonies of people who have encountered Him. They are prostrate on their face before him and sense the intensity of His power. That power is in you and me today. In most of God’s people it lies there dormant all their life and never is used to change the world. And those of us who have allowed Him to move through us have accessed a minute portion of His Love, His power. I believe in the days that are ahead of us as the Body of Christ, we are going to see more demonstrations of the fullness of His power. He wants to show up and show out. God has been waiting for this hour.
The Holy Spirit is shown as fire in Matthew 3:11, Luke 3:16 and Acts 1:4-8, 2:1-4 when he baptized men with His power, the power of God. That power, the Presence of God, is defined as fire. We see a vivid picture of the fire of God Almighty in Ezekiel 8:2. He is described as the likeness of the appearance of fire---from the appearance of His loins downward He is like fire and from His loins upward He had the appearance of brightness.
In Hebrews 1:14 we are told that the angels of God are sent forth as ministering spirits for those who shall be heirs of salvation. In Psalm 104:4 we read that God makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire. I am sure that there is a fire connected with the angels of God, because they are created by Him, Who is fire.
Finally, the Word of God is compared to fire in Jeremiah 23:29. Let’s read this verse from the Amplified Bible. Is not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]? says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks in pieces the rock [of most stubborn resistance]?
God’s Word comes into our lives and exposes that which needs to be cleaned up and delivers us, sets us free. God’s Word gives us the directions to live a life of abundance and carefreeness. The Word of God is our guide for life, a life that is worth living. His Word will show us areas of our soul (mind, will, emotions) that are not lining up parallel with Him. His Word will go in and correct, clarify and justify us.
In 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, a familiar scripture for most of us, we read this in the Amplified Bible: Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose, and action), so that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.
God’s Word is from Him Who is described as fire, so, of course, His Word would be described as fire. Fire consumes that which is consumable. Jesus told us in Matthew 24:35 that the heavens (some translations say sky) and earth will pass away, but God’s Word will not pass away. I don’t know about you, but as for me and my household, we are going to stay on the solid rock of the Word of God, which is not consumable. The Word is God. He became flesh and dwelt among us and gave us of Himself. We have the Word on which to stand forever. Nothing can overcome the Word of God. Do you hear me? Let me repeat that. Nothing can overcome the Word of God. I don’t care how many naysayers surround you and how much the circumstances of life scream that it won’t work or how many situations seem to say the opposite, God’s Word will stand the test of the consuming fiery trials.
One thing firemen learn about a forest fire is that they may have to set another fire to encounter that fire and stop it. I forget what that is called but it reminds me of the fire of the Word of God being released to stop the fiery trials that satan sets up to attempt to destroy us. But I want to remind him of something that he needs to be reminded of. The very fire of God that protects us is not for him. The only fire he will encounter is the lake of fire forever. He has tried to duplicate God in every way but he will experience the very ultimate opposite of the pure fire of God; he will be cast into the lake of destructive fire eternally.
I will leave you with this thought until tomorrow. When satan saw God give The Blessing to Adam in the Garden of Eden, he thought he had finally found a way to tap into God’s glory. All he had to do was to get Adam to surrender it to him and He would have what God had given Adam. Only there was one thing he forgot to take into account in this transaction. When he got The Blessing, the minute it came into his possession, it was turned into the curse and he was furious. He was so furious that he set out to completely annihilate God’s man. We have been given the glory of God and he can’t get it because it is twisted, perverted into the curse for him. He hates that. Remember that all that God has given you is yours to enjoy. You have the very DNA, the very nature of God residing in you as God’s child when you get born again. He has given you His glory; it is called The Blessing.
God the Father is total power. This power is an outflow of His whole nature which is Love. God’s divine love is the greatest power in the universe. God is Love. God is described in one word----Love. Our human eyes see this power as lightning, brightness beyond the capacity of the human eye to behold, splendor, thunder, shaking. When Moses went up the mountain to meet with God, the people were afraid because of what they were seeing and experiencing. They said they did not want to go near the mountain. I have never had an experience with God where His Presence overwhelmed me, but I have heard the testimonies of people who have encountered Him. They are prostrate on their face before him and sense the intensity of His power. That power is in you and me today. In most of God’s people it lies there dormant all their life and never is used to change the world. And those of us who have allowed Him to move through us have accessed a minute portion of His Love, His power. I believe in the days that are ahead of us as the Body of Christ, we are going to see more demonstrations of the fullness of His power. He wants to show up and show out. God has been waiting for this hour.
The Holy Spirit is shown as fire in Matthew 3:11, Luke 3:16 and Acts 1:4-8, 2:1-4 when he baptized men with His power, the power of God. That power, the Presence of God, is defined as fire. We see a vivid picture of the fire of God Almighty in Ezekiel 8:2. He is described as the likeness of the appearance of fire---from the appearance of His loins downward He is like fire and from His loins upward He had the appearance of brightness.
In Hebrews 1:14 we are told that the angels of God are sent forth as ministering spirits for those who shall be heirs of salvation. In Psalm 104:4 we read that God makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire. I am sure that there is a fire connected with the angels of God, because they are created by Him, Who is fire.
Finally, the Word of God is compared to fire in Jeremiah 23:29. Let’s read this verse from the Amplified Bible. Is not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]? says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks in pieces the rock [of most stubborn resistance]?
God’s Word comes into our lives and exposes that which needs to be cleaned up and delivers us, sets us free. God’s Word gives us the directions to live a life of abundance and carefreeness. The Word of God is our guide for life, a life that is worth living. His Word will show us areas of our soul (mind, will, emotions) that are not lining up parallel with Him. His Word will go in and correct, clarify and justify us.
In 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, a familiar scripture for most of us, we read this in the Amplified Bible: Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose, and action), so that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.
God’s Word is from Him Who is described as fire, so, of course, His Word would be described as fire. Fire consumes that which is consumable. Jesus told us in Matthew 24:35 that the heavens (some translations say sky) and earth will pass away, but God’s Word will not pass away. I don’t know about you, but as for me and my household, we are going to stay on the solid rock of the Word of God, which is not consumable. The Word is God. He became flesh and dwelt among us and gave us of Himself. We have the Word on which to stand forever. Nothing can overcome the Word of God. Do you hear me? Let me repeat that. Nothing can overcome the Word of God. I don’t care how many naysayers surround you and how much the circumstances of life scream that it won’t work or how many situations seem to say the opposite, God’s Word will stand the test of the consuming fiery trials.
One thing firemen learn about a forest fire is that they may have to set another fire to encounter that fire and stop it. I forget what that is called but it reminds me of the fire of the Word of God being released to stop the fiery trials that satan sets up to attempt to destroy us. But I want to remind him of something that he needs to be reminded of. The very fire of God that protects us is not for him. The only fire he will encounter is the lake of fire forever. He has tried to duplicate God in every way but he will experience the very ultimate opposite of the pure fire of God; he will be cast into the lake of destructive fire eternally.
I will leave you with this thought until tomorrow. When satan saw God give The Blessing to Adam in the Garden of Eden, he thought he had finally found a way to tap into God’s glory. All he had to do was to get Adam to surrender it to him and He would have what God had given Adam. Only there was one thing he forgot to take into account in this transaction. When he got The Blessing, the minute it came into his possession, it was turned into the curse and he was furious. He was so furious that he set out to completely annihilate God’s man. We have been given the glory of God and he can’t get it because it is twisted, perverted into the curse for him. He hates that. Remember that all that God has given you is yours to enjoy. You have the very DNA, the very nature of God residing in you as God’s child when you get born again. He has given you His glory; it is called The Blessing.
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