Purpose, power of God’s Fire

19 Jul Purpose, power of God’s Fire

The very nature of God is fire, which He uses for various purposes.

🎯As we rise in life, it is important to note that although God is love, He is a consuming fire.

💥We need to be conscious of that so we don’t get too casual with Him.

🎯There are many instances in the Scripture where God appeared as fire – in the burning bush to Moses and as tongues of fire on the Day of Pentecost.

🎯As the Lord of all hosts (in Heaven, on Earth and under the Earth), He has all of His creation at His disposal, fire inclusive, to achieve any purpose, including fighting.

🎯He also made fire for purification of His people.

🎯As we move higher in life and in our relationship with God, He purifies us by fire to be clean vessels He can use.

💥Like with gold, purification by fire removes impurities for purity.

🎯Fire is also used by God to show acceptance; for example the acceptance of sacrifice.

🎯In the case of Elijah and King Ahab’s prophets of Baal, God’s fire fell to consume Elijah’s sacrifice to show His supremacy over other gods.

🎯However, God’s fire is discriminatory because it can purify a person to move him higher or consume him.

🎯We have to surrender to Him to be on the safe side, and not to be consumed.

– From a sermon by Pastor E.A. Adeboye at the RCCG Special Sunday Online Service for members in 198 countries and zones