Fire

Heb 1:7

7 In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, his servants flames of fire."
(from New International Version)

Remember when you were younger and your parents told you not to play with fire, because you would get burned? Fire is consistent. It consistently affects everything that it comes in contact with. Fire does not adapt to its surroundings. It changes its surroundings by setting everything it comes in contact with ablaze. Stick your finger in a flame and it is going to burn your finger! Fire uncompromisingly demands that everything it touches with its flame will eventually catch on fire, no matter what its value is nor its size. It serves one purpose; to change everything it comes in contact with.

Everywhere Jesus went he impacted people and influenced people to seek God’s will and to live a righteous life. Anyone who follows Jesus is a servant of fire! When we are following Jesus, we will affect everyone we come in contact with as well. There are too many Christians today that are just blending in with the world and practicing what I call “Chameleon Christianity.” As a Christian, we must remember that the Holy Spirit of God resides in us, and that we have the words of eternal life at our fingertips. We have the information that the world needs for their salvation. What keeps us from standing up for Jesus anyhow? What are we afraid of? God himself has given us the charge to: “go and make disciples of all nations….. and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”(Matt.28:18 ). Let’s go heat up some things! How can I serve those around me? Who can I encourage and inspire today? Who can I bring to church this Sunday? Who can I share the Gospel with? Who and how can I make a difference in someone’s life today?

Copyright 2006 Greg Graham