A fire drill...

"Jump into the Fire" Terry Dashner (www.ffcba.org) You can stand next to a stream of water and not get wet because the banks provide the current's boundaries. You cannot stand next to wind because it has no boundaries. You can stand in it only. You can stand neither next to fire nor in the fire without feeling the effects of fire. Fire like water can be contained, but its properties are very different. Fire like wind can engulf you, but fire is different from wind. Fire uniquely defines the Father God. In Psalm 50:3 we read, "Our God shall come and shall not keep silence. A fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about Him." And again in Hebrews fire is a metaphor for God. The Bible says that God is a consuming fire. So what does this say to us? If we want God, we've got to be willing to burn. If we are right with God, we are on fire and people around us feel the effects of it. If we're on fire with God others not only feel His presence in our company, but they also see light. You are the light of the world, said Jesus. In light there is no darkness, only transparency. The fire with its light makes us transparent so that others may see Jesus living in us. Keep the faith. Stay the course. Jesus is coming again. This time He is coming with judgment fires. Blessing to you, Pastor T.