In first kings chapter 18 there was a question raised.1Kings 18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, "How long halt you between two opinions?" The presence of the fire of God is raising itself to cause a cessation of the divided state of mind that has caused us not to be fully equipped as the saviors spoken of in the book of Obadiah. Webster's definition of the word opinion is "a thought or idea not based on precise knowledge." God is the omniscient God. He alone is precise knowledge. We are called to see Him more clearly as this.

The element of fire has several components. It is heat for purification and it gives us light. We are told that our God is a consuming fire. As the fire of His presence brings purification, it also causes consummation or a fusion into oneness. It is God's intent, according to Eph. 1:17-19 that the eyes of our understanding be enlightened with purpose: Eph. 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. Verse.18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what is the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.

Verse 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, (the power of resurrection) What God addressed natural Israel with then is also what He is addressing us as the spiritual Israel of God. "What is in our minds and hearts that is not "a profit" to us h the advancement of the kingdom of heaven in our lives?" The fire of God is set to try what is at work in us. He is separating the precious from the vile, eradicating the lie so that truth can and will prevail.

I Cor. 3:11-14 for other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Verse 12 Now, if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; vs. 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for "the day" (of the Lord) shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire : the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. vs. 14 If any man's work abide which he has built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. Elijah, whose name means "God of Jehovah," was set in place to proclaim the name of the Lord. He made a plain declaration: 'the God that answers by fire let Him be God." In verses 29-37, the people were instructed to "come near. " God says if we draw nigh to Him, He would draw nigh to us. Then the altar of the Lord was repaired that was broken.

Many things have separated us from following on to know the Lord. Yet in this hour, nothing shall separate us from the love of the God of promise. It is the revelation of that love which heals us. We may come boldly to Him who is the throne of grace. There is an altering of our state of consciousness to put on the mind of the Lord no longer allowing or giving place to no other thoughts but His. This is casting down of imaginations whereby we may receive the crown and the sealing in our forehead of a mind being engraved as holiness to the Lord.

In verse 38, there are several things mentioned which must be consumed by the fire of Gad. These are the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and all the waters of watered down gospels that have imprisoned His life within us. This verse says," the fire of God fell..." I heard in this as the "felling" of a tree. We know this to be all those things stemmed from the knowledge of good and evil. The ax must be laid at the root of this tree. As God comes to us in our individual lives, Hs will plainly show by the light of His presence what these things represent. It is not for condemnation but conviction to usher us into greater glory.

In addition, we must correctly respond as the people of God did then, to fall on our faces in humble submission, adoration, and in realization proclaiming, "The Lord is the God; the Lord, He is the God." It was spoken twice, a double witness of agreement between our heaven and earth; between our soul and His Spirit. In verse 40 Elijah slay all the prophets of Baal letting none escape. Our aspirations must be as God shines the light of His fire upon the things in our lives that do not profit His movement in us; we must be willing to allow the truth of the Word to slay them. It causes the need for being in a state of willing repentance from dead works to serve the Living God.

That number of the verse is significant. The number forty has to do with degeneration and generation. It signifies an end of one thing to begin another. In the forty-first verse is the key to making the exchange. The cessation of the purification allows the abundance of the rains of revelation to come. For us the rains of the water of the Word will fill up the void that the fire created. The belly becomes more progressively filled with the rivers of living water flowing to heal the nations. These rivers flowing raise the ark of the covenant of God to the highest mountain, Zion, the mindset of Christ. Be blessed beloved family and strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man.

“Holy Fire Ascent” Lord, I’m living for you with all my heart’s desire You’re the holy fire that burns bright within; that seats me in heavenly places. Which is my station in life… to live, to give, to play, and to pray. You’re the beauty of holiness on the inside the holy fire burning within…What would I do, what could I do without your love? You draw me into heavenly realms, where I spend precious moments with you. This is all I have hoped for and all I desired. You are the precious holy fire within teaches me to ascend upon the stairs of your love and the abundant truth of your mercies; baptized with fire within. So I may still myself, and yield myself to be with you forever and ever and ever again, amen… “light the flames of holy fire within.” *For more information on this topic simply E-mail: daytheheir1@netzero.net