Monday, June 9, 2008

On Fire for God

"Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you," says the Lord Almighty, "and I will accept no offering from your hands. My name will be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of the sun. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations," says the Lord Almighty

Malachi 1:10-11


God was upset with the Jews who had returned from exile and had rebuilt the city of Jerusalem because over time they had reverted back to their old ways of half-hearted worship through offering blemished sacrifices to the Lord. Since then, God has provided a pure, unblemished sacrifice for us all in His Son, Jesus Christ; however, God is the same God and still expects the very best from us even today. In fact, in Revelation 3:16 he says: “So because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” God wants your whole heart today. He wants you to be on fire for him, offering your very best in worship and servitude and praise and surrender. He wants to be at the center of everything that you say and do in order that He can give you the most incredible, abundant life that is only found in Him. Give Him your all today. Bring every thought and every action under the filter and scrutiny of His Holy Spirit who lives inside of your heart of hearts. Let your life be a living sacrifice for God that is on fire for Him in order that all the world would see and know that Jesus Christ is alive and living inside of you in order that they too would believe and be free!

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