I was thinking about the drought we are having in NW Pa with many plants drying up and dying. The Lord spoke to me and said," it only takes a spark to get a fire burning"….I am praying for the spark. I am ready to be set on fire.
In the Book of Exodus, the burning bush miracle performed by God on Mount Horeb informed Moses of his call to ministry.
Moses looked at the bush from the side. Maybe to shield his eyes from the brightness, maybe to see if there was something hidden causing the burning, you know to check to make sure...are you sure this is you God? Until a voice spoke to him from the bush saying, “Remove your sandals. You’re standing on holy ground.” What would you do if you encountered a talking burning bush? Moses took off his shoes and listened. Instead of being consumed by the fire of an angry diety, Moses found that God was with him.
When Mount St. Helen's erupted in the 1980's everything that was consummable was burnt up by the hot gasses and firey lava pouring down the mountain slopes. The mountain remained, the vegetation gone. The burning bush however, was not consumed by the fire. It was of the Father and the Father spoke to Moses through it.
When the Holy Spirit sets us on fire, everything that is not of the Father burns away, our vices, pride, ego, things of the world and culture that numb us. Let us allow the Holy Spirit to purify us so that as John Wesley said, " I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn."
