Consuming or Refining
Our God is a consuming fire. Jesus immerses us into His Spirit. He immerses us in fire. Baptism, defined, is immersion. All that is not of Christ ceases to remain as we are refined from that which causes us to believe lies and deception. Fire is spoken of much in scripture but how does that concern us? What happens when you put something in the fire? Nothing is left but ashes. When God made Himself known to Moses He came to him as a fire that did not consume the bush. When God showed Himself to the Israelite nation at the mountain, He was seen as fire and smoke and lighting and thunder. He restrained Himself from consuming them but they were extremely aware and fear of His power in the moment was very real to them!! They were told not to go on that mountain until they washed and cleansed themselves. Otherwise, they would not be able to experience His Presence that is a consuming fire. We have to be washed and refined by Jesus to stand in the Presence of a Holy God, else we w...