“And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.”

Hebrews 1:7 KJV

John the Baptist who was a burning and shining light came in the spirit and power of Elijah (John 5:35)- He did marvellous things for God, he was a flame of fire, he had several supernatural experiences, encounters and tasted of the power and reality of the Kingdom, he was the greatest prophet of the new testament. That was the testimony that Christ had about John.

Friends, according to our commit to memory today,  God wants you to be a flame of fire, he wants you to spend enough time in His presence  to get encounters with him, He has made you to be an expression of his ways and acts and His desire is that you burn within so that you can radiate his light on the outside.

Romans 12: 11 says be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. His message to you today is stay focused and be on fire. How? Live a holy life. Why? A life of holiness is a guarantee to remaining strong and relevant in God’s agenda. It’s both an offensive and defensive weapon in the hand of a Believer, holiness is a defence towards becoming God’s danger man. (Hebrews 1:9). This is because a holy man cannot be touched by the enemy without the permission of God and also for the fact that he has nothing they can hold on to. John 14:30 says:

‘Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me’

This was the testimony of Jesus, holiness made him immune to satan and his cohorts. Beloved, if your holiness is weak, you cannot be a flame of fire for God. This is consequent to the fact that the sincerity of your heart will compel the mercy of God to flow towards you and guide you when the Lord sees that you are solely sold out to him and as pure a Light.

Something has happened to this generation, we have reduced God’s standard and dogma for finishing strong and red hot for the Lord. We have reduced ourselves to lukewarmness and all manner of coldness. Does this portray your Christian experience? Then the Lord is saying wake up from sensuality and quit from that sin that silences your voice before your Maker and Christ shall give you light. May He take you higher and make you too hot to handle in Jesus name.

Reflection: Can God trust you with His power?

Prayer Lines: Father anytime I call your name, answer me by fire.