Consumed
Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 4:43PM I feel like I have been in a cave the last three days. It's the part of ministry that I like the least... Paperwork! These last days I have been consumed with year-end reports. But it is a part of the process and there are lessons to learn in looking at the data too.
While feeling consumed by these year-end reports, in reflecting about the data I have a better appreciate for how God is a consuming fire here at FaithWalk. Ever thought of God that way? No, I am not talking about the hellfire and brimstone God that sometimes gets misused to instill fear. I am talking about the God in Hebrews. Check this out...
"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire." (Hebrews 12:28-29, NRSV)
Makes me think of the old Third Day song "Consuming Fire." Man that song rocks...
What if we were to let God consume us in the same manner we let ourselves get consumed by other things. What if we were set ablaze and consumed by God, like a fire? What would happen then?
John Wesley once said, "Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn."
Our curiosity and our deep desire to see others either soar to great heights (or crash hard and burn) often have us looking for or being drawn to the strangest places and events. What if you were in a consuming fire of God? I bet people would come for miles to watch you burn.
Gives a whole new meaning to the dilemma of being consumed...
I'd say it's more like an opportunity.
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