I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot:
I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot,
I will spue thee out of my mouth. Revelation 3:15-16
Our god is a Jealous God
He is jealous over us:
For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
Deuteronomy 4:24
We are likened unto lights,
Ye are the light of the world.
A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Matthew 5:14
and candles
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent,
and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly,
and will remove thy candlestick out of his place,
except thou repent. Revelation 2:5
We are told to let our light shine,
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16
being on fire for God, keep that fire burning for God
The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
Leviticus 6:13
For our God is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29
So, if God lives within us…
Hereby know we that we dwell in Him, and He in us,
because He hath given us of His Spirit. 1 John 4:13
then, we have His fire within us
The questions is, how much do we let Him take over?
Which brings us to the next question: How to feed that fire?
Fearing God
Loving God
Reading and Studying His word
Obedience
Being humble before God
Carrying our cross
Not looking back
Loving not the world
Loving our brethren,
Loving our enemies
and letting Him burn the chaff out of our hearts,
which is not always pleasant
Even so, Feed the fire of God within you
Scriptural References:
But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear Him,
which after He hath killed hath power to cast into hell;
yea, I say unto you, Fear Him.
Luke 12:5
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith;
that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
May be able to comprehend with all saints
what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge,
that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Ephesians 3:17-19
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Henceforth I call you not servants;
for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth:
but I have called you friends;
for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known unto you.
John 15:14-15
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
James 4:10
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after Me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
Matthew 16:24
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luke 9:62
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John 2:15
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Deuteronomy 6:5
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And the second is like, namely this,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
There is none other commandment greater than these.
Mark 12:31
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you,
and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Matthew 5:44
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Psalm 51:2
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance:
but He that cometh after me is mightier than I,
whose shoes I am not worthy to bear:
He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Whose fan is in His hand, and He will throughly purge His floor,
and gather His wheat into the garner;
but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Matthew 3:11-12