The HOLY FIRE of GOD

THE HOLY FIRE

Commentary by Samson7able

One receives the gift of the HOLY SPIRIT when one repents and is Baptized.  It burns within the person as a HOLY FLAME which gives Light and Life. 

As one walks with The LORD JESUS CHRIST, obeying His+ Voice and keeping His+ Words, this HOLY FLAME burns brighter and brighter. 

EVERY OBEDIENCE TO CHRIST brings a further Anointing for a further obedience. Every obedience to CHRIST makes the HOLY FLAME within to burn ever brighter. 

 Obedience in love for CHRIST is the FUEL

 which heightens the FLAME of the HOLY SPIRIT. 

 Each time as one walks in obedience out of love for CHRIST, the HOLY FLAME increases. 

The opposite is also true.

Each disobedience to the Word of GOD dims the FLAME.

More disobedience, more ignoring of The LORD, more setting one’s heart on values of this world, 

keeps dimming the Light.

The FLAME no longer burns brightly.  It grows smaller and smaller. 

If one ceases to walk with CHRIST, and turns back to the ways of the world,  the cares of this life, the deceitfulness of riches, much activity in the world that is of the flesh, all make  the FLAME diminish each step of the way.  

The more the flesh and the world is served, the more lukewarm one becomes, and then the dimmer the HOLY FLAME will burn. 

If one begins to practice WILLFUL sin, and refuses to turn from it, the HOLY FLAME will go out. The HOLY SPIRIT WILL DEPART .

Let us set our affection on things that are above, where CHRIST sits at the Right Hand of HIS+ FATHER. 

Let us sow to the spirit and NOT unto the flesh, laying hold on Eternal Life to which we are called.  

At this point, that person is in DEEP trouble. It is quite probable that if one habitually serves the flesh and the world, he will NOT EVEN KNOW that it has happened.

Scripture says, “Draw near unto ME+,” saith The LORD, “and I+  will draw near unto you.”  

This is very serious, as the BLESSED HOLY SPIRIT will not stay with one who willfully practices sin. 

GRACE, you see, 

does not cover willful, stubborn sin.

HE+ will CHASTEN those HE+ loves, but if you persist in serving self and the flesh HE+ will allow you to do so. You have made your choice.

Therefore, sow unto the SPIRIT, not unto the flesh. Take hold of Eternal Life, to  which you have been called. 

Remember: One cannot trick GOD. HE+ knows when a person is following HIM+ with all his heart… and when he is NOT. 

Let us allow The SON of GOD to TOTALLY control our lives and empower us for a life lived in and through HIM+. 

The stakes are too high to play games and to half-step.  JESUS said that HE+ would reward every man

 according as his works shall be.

Make CERTAIN that your name is written in The LAMB’S Book of LIFE.

HOLY FATHER, help us all in the days that are ahead, in JESUS’  Holy Name we pray, Amen. 

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