The Fire of God
by an Old Disciple
“The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.” ~Lv. 6:13
Just because some display “wild fire,” is no reason for us to have “no fire.” There have always been, like Aaron’s sons, those who offer “strange fire” before the Lord. But imitations are soon realized; they have no warmth. The old timers had a term for those who were aflame with a passion for God, “He’s on fire for God,” they would declare.
We are told in the scriptures to be, “fervent in spirit.” It says the disciples hearts, “burned within them.” Jeremiah tells us God’s Word was in him, “as a burning fire.” And the Holy Spirit is likened throughout the Holy Writ to fire. God help us to be like the burning bush, on fire, yet not consumed. May God grant me, if He tarries His coming, and I live to my nineties, to have the same fervency of spirit I had for Him the day he saved me!
In the early 1st Century, there was a Christian martyr named Ignatius. He said, “Let fire and the cross, let wild beasts, let all malice of the devil come upon me; only may I enjoy Jesus Christ.” He went on to say, “The fire that is within me, does not desire any water.”
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