Once my oldest son said to me with tears in his eyes “Dad don’t let your fire go out”. I reflect on what he said to me often. The bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Quench not the Spirit. Quench as in to extinguish or put out.
There are many of us with a passion/craving to do the things of God. Like a fire that burns on the inside of us. But just like any camp fire, if you don’t add wood to the fire it will eventually get smaller and smaller until it dies out. Then all you’re left with is smoke and remnants of what use to be a fire.
Today is a small verse that comes with a huge impact because it requires some effort on your part to keep that fire burning brightly. If your passion is to sing for God but you very rarely do it, don’t hold back (quench) the gift God has given you. That’s why He gave it to you, for His glory. If your passion is praise God and lead others in worship, don’t put out your fire by allowing someone else to substitute in the position you’re supposed to be in.
Grab and go: Treat your passion for God like someone trapped in a snowstorm and the only chance of survival is to keep your fire burning. If you put yourself in that situation you would do whatever it takes to put wood on that fire to keep it burning. Otherwise you know you would freeze to death. Don’t freeze to death in this cold, cold world. Put that wood on the fire, and don't let it go out.
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