Coffee Break - Forest Fire

Coffee Break

"Forest Fire"

As I have already told you the Lord is reigniting the fire in me.  Fires come in all sizes.  They can be the size of a birthday candle.  They can be the size of a campfire.  They can also be the size of a forest fire.  I don't know about you, but I want the fire of the Holy Spirit to be the size of a forest fire in my life! 

What is the purpose of fire?  It is for warmth.  It is for light.  This fire of the Holy Spirit that I am talking about that we need burning in us is intended to draw people to the warmth of God's love and grace.  It will also draw them to the light so that they can come out of spiritual darkness. 

When I say that I want the fire the size of a forest fire, it is because the bigger the fire the more people who will warm by it and see light.  I have had a prayer about this fire.  And this is what it is-- I know you are all familiar with forest fires that have become so big that the firefighters are trying to contain them and put them out.  One of the methods they use is a firebreak.  A firebreak is an obstacle that is placed to stop the fire from spreading.  It can be manmade or natural.  Such as a river, green grass plot, or  mounded up dirt.  If the fire is so large, it can jump across these breaks/obstacles and continue to spread on the other side.

This fire of the Holy Spirit is intended to touch peoples' lives.  We need to have the fire of the Spirit burning so intensely in us that it will "jump" across all barriers. That it will jump across the barriers of hurt, shame, guilt, hate, addiction, fear, hard hearts, broken hearts, abused lives, insecurities, anxiety, depression, rejection and all the many other things that are barriers in peoples' lives that keep them away from the Lord.  This should be all of our prayer-- let the fire of Your Holy Spirit be so big in me that it jumps every barrier and touches those lives.

Have a great day.  Has your fire gone out?  If so, ask the Lord to reignite it.  If it hasn't, what size is it in you?  Is it warming others with God's love?  Is it lighting the path for them to come out of darkness? If it is, pray it gets bigger.