FIRE

Fire is on the brain. Probably because I just spent the last 48 hours reporting on a fire here in Fort Collins.
AND last week, there was another fire that I was at. These super smart scientists took us on a tour of the burn area.
Now this fire was huge! 8,000 acres huge.
As we were walking along the trail, I started noticing the oddest thing.
You'd look to your left and all the land would look black and charcoal-y where the fire had come through. and then I'd look to my right and it would be like green pastures.
Look to the left: Black. Look to the right: green.

Now, I'm not a fire expert. (although I did get to put on a pair of nomex the other day), so this may be a regular for fires.


But it seemed to me as if this fire had a mind of its own. Like it went wherever it wanted. Moved wherever it wanted. I talked to one of the firefighters and he said, "It is like the fire made a mosaic. It just burned where it wanted to."

Hebrews 12:29
"For our God is an all-consuming Fire."


Deuteronomy 4:24
"For our God is an all consuming Fire, even a jealous God."


Psalm 50:3
"Our God comes, and will not be silent; a fire devours before Him..."


Exodus 19:18
"Mount Sinai was covered in smoke because the Lord descended on it in Fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace and the whole mountain trembled violently." 


Psalm 97:1
Fire goes before Him, And burns up His adversaries round about. His lightnings lit up the world; The earth saw and trembled. The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory.

We always ask for the FIRE of God. And what we are asking for is the very nature of God. Jesus does not hide himself from us. So then why does it feel like sometimes we are missing it? ya know? have you ever felt like that? As if you are just missing it. or you just need a little more FIRE.

But here's the thing, is it really a question of lack or is a question of movment?
Are you moving with the Fire of God?
He goes where He wants. and half the time....more than half the time it doesn't make sense.

But to be consumed by an ALL CONSUMING FIRE, you have to be okay with being a part of the mosaic.

His ways are higher.
I'm all for asking for the Fire of God. There's not a whole lot more I love than that. It is also important though to ask for the desire and obedience to move with Him. It is often easy to receive, but not so easy to respond.

Move with the Fire. Make a Mosaic with Jesus.

and just in case you were worried about the fire last week...............

Stuart Fire Evacuees: Stuart Hole Fire Evacuees can sleep a little more peacefully tonight knowing the fire is almost half contained.