Fire

Where is the fire of God today?  Why don’t I see more people on fire for the Lord and people excited about what the Lord is doing in their lives!!  I am not talking about fanaticism, but a real heartfelt joy of the Lord.  Joy and excitement seem to be contagious.  If we expect to overcome in time of trouble, then we need joy, not the worldly joy from drinking and revelry, but we need the joy of the Lord!!  

This kind of joy was talked about in the Old Testament, in the book of Psalms, David spoke about this joy in these words in Psalms 28:6-9, “Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up forever.”

David was excited in the Lord for He knew where His strength came from.  

Now please check out what it says in Nehemiah, when the book of the law of the Lord was read.  Please read Nehemiah 8:9-12, “And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.”

I wonder how many people today are as excited about the Word when they hear it or read it.  If we have no joy in the Lord, and the joy of the Lord is our strength, then we are hindered because our strength is being depleted.  If you can’t get excited about the Word and wanting to spend time in it, then you will never be set free.  Read what Jesus said in John 8:31-32, “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Maybe you have lost your joy, maybe you are in a sinful situation and your joy is gone, or maybe you have been listening to the evil one and he has deceived you and you’ve lost your joy, or possibly you haven’t been born-again, or possibly there is some other reason; if you have lost your joy, go back and do what you used to do when you first got committed to the Lord!!

If you have never received the Lord as your personal Savior and you desire that kind of relationship, then repent of your sins, which means to turn away from your sins and ask Him to forgive you and go in a different direction.  Then ask the Lord if he is real and ask Him to reveal Himself to you in some special way and, if you are sincere, I believe that He will.  Then pray that He will lead you to a church that preaches the Word and start reading and studying God’s Word and hiding it in your heart and spend time in prayer.  Then pray about the ministry the Lord would want you to be involved in and start growing in your faith!!  Start thanking and praising the Lord for He is worthy!!  May the good Lord bless you and yours and may you have a super, super day!!