"Holy Fire"

"Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about Him." (Psalms 50:3) If ever we needed God to speak out, today is that day; and yet, the simple truth of the matter is, we are meant to be His voice in a land of darkness. And yes I was thinking of that song this morning, especially the part that says, "I need less of me, and more of You". In a perfect world we are all walking if perfect harmony and mighty things are being done in the name of Jesus, but this world is far from perfect; as a matter of fact, you could say that it is becoming more and more imperfect with every passing day. But do not loose hope, because in the end our God wins! He always wins! Do you know why that is? It is because our God cannot fail; He does not fail; there is absolutely nothing about Him that can even come close to failure. When you are powered by love, it is impossible to fail; it is also beneficial if you know all things and that you can pretty much do anything that you want; but love is the engine that triumphs over all. I think Jesus really tried to make that point; He surely demonstrated it upon the cross! It was always all about love: "Love your enemies", "Love one another", "Love the Lord your God", "If you love Me, then you will". It is not too hard to see what we must do, but it sure is hard to do it! When it comes to God's judgment over everything that is evil, I believe that His love is this ragging fire that "shall devour before Him"; although to those that are not His people, this fire will be wrath and anger; pretty much like a mother lion protecting her cubs, His anger will be against those who wish to harm His children; but His anger to still driven by love, and it is a love for you and for me. I cannot think of a better place to be then on the good side of God! God has given us free will because love is a choice; it is a commandment that we love Him, but it still a choice that we obey what He commands. If we truly want to obey, then He will provide for us a way; and yet, if we cannot still find it in our power to obey, then He has still provide us a way; at which point, we must get out of the way... "Hearken to Me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. For the LORD shall comfort Zion: He will comfort all her waste places; and He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. Hearken unto Me, My people; and give ear unto Me, O My nation: for a law shall proceed from Me, and I will make My judgment to rest for a light of the people. My righteousness is near; My salvation is gone forth, and Mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon Me, and on Mine arm shall they trust." (Isaiah 51:1-5)