THE FIRE WITHIN

"Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures." ~Luke 24:27

"When [the disciples] saw who He was, He disappeared. They said to each other, 'It felt like a fire burning in us when Jesus talked to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us.'" ~Luke 24:31-32

A fire is very fitting for a cold, icy day such as this. If we aren't careful, we can get cabin fever and become depressed and gloomy. Take this day as a gift, from our Father. He watches us running to and fro, trying to meet deadlines, trying to please others, serving, working, doing, etc. and I believe He wants us to just sit down, and rest in Him!! He has given us this time to stop, rest and enjoy our families. Maybe he will use this time to light a fire in you!

Taken from Grace for the Moment by Max Lucado:
Isn't it amazing, that they knew they had been with Jesus because they felt a fire within. God reveals Himself to us by setting a torch to our souls. He gave Jeremiah a FIRE for hard hearts. He gave Nehemiah a FIRE for a forgotten city. He set Abraham on FIRE for a land he'd never seen. He set Isaiah on FIRE with a vision he couldn't resist. Forty years of fruitless preaching didn't extinguish the FIRE of Noah...

Mark it down: Jesus comes to set you on FIRE! He walks as a torch from heart to heart, warming the cold and thawing the chilled and stirring the ashes...He comes to purge infection and illuminate your direction.

Isn't that great!! Let Him light a fire in you today! How is He leading you? What is His plan for your life? Seek Him out today. I pray that God will use each and everyone of us in a mighty way to touch lives: our families, friends, students, community! Revive us, Live in us, and Use us!

Lisa