Jeremiah 23:29 - “’Is not My word like fire?’” declares the LORD, “’and like a hammer which shatters a rock?’”
As God's missionaries to this earth, how do we handle the word of God? How do we send it out? Is it like fire in our bellies and unless we speak we will explode? If our souls are not on fire for God then it is impossible to ignite another. Do we then revert to our own efforts which the Bible refers to as “strange fire” that is not of God? (Leviticus 10:1) Or, is God’s word like a hammer in our hands? Sadly, for too many of us it is like a rubber mallet! The former will pulverize stony hearts, resulting in salvation. The latter tends to just stun or jar, but the hardness still remains.
Beloved of God, may we once again be entrusted with the true fire of God. This means obedience with no compromise to make our passion once again burn bright. Then, the hammer of God will once again find its mark on the rocky heart. These will only come through total surrender to Him. Once He can trust us with His word in power, we will then see God do extraordinary things we never thought possible!
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