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Thursday, June
25, 2009
Fired Up
1 Corinthians 3:13-15 Every man's work
shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be
revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it
is. (14) If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall
receive a reward. (15) If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer
loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. (KJV)
1 Corinthians 3:13
[And
the fire shall try every man's work] It is the property of fire to test the
qualities of objects. Thus, gold and silver, so far from being destroyed by
fire, are purified from dross. Wood, hay, stubble, are consumed. The power
of fire to try or test the nature of metals, or other objects, is often
referred to in the Scripture. Compare <Isa.
4:4; 24:15; Mal. 3:2; 1 Pet. 1:7>. It is not to be supposed here that the
material fire of the last Day shall have any tendency to purify the soul,
or to remove that which is unsound; but that the investigations and trials
of the Judgment shall remove all that is evil, as fire acts with reference
to gold and silver. As they are not burned but purified; as they pass
unhurt through the intense heat of the furnace, so shall all that is
genuine pass through the trials of the last great Day, of which trials the
burning world shall be the antecedent and the emblem. That great Day shall
show what is genuine and what is not. (from Barnes' Notes)
We started this week talking about, faith
without works is dead. We also know from the Word that without faith, not
just the hearing part but the doing part also, then it is impossible to
please God. If one knows the foundation of God then they realize that the
foundation of God is Spiritual, and so are all those that build their trust
and confidence in this realm. A Spiritual fire will try your work, to make
sure that you and the Lord are likeminded, of one accord and one mind. To
those that endure to the end they will not dread the day of judgment, but
rather embrace it. Others however, will find that the fire that could have
consumed their sin will be something that will consume them instead.
Malachi 3:2-3 But who may abide the day
of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a
refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: (3) And he shall sit as a refiner
and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge
them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in
righteousness. (KJV)
Those of us who stay fired up for the
Lord, and have a burning desire to serve Him in Spirit and in truth will
allow this light into our lives. For those that do not build a foundation
in the realm of the Spirit will not want this light shining in their lives
and exposing them for who they truly are.
Matthew 5:14-16 Ye are the light of the
world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. (15) Neither do men
light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it
giveth light unto all that are in the house. (16) Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven. (KJV)
The good works that we see spoken of is
not of your own doing, but rather the works our Lord ordained for you to
walk in before the foundation of this world. The Lord lit a fire in you,
and now it is up to you to stay close to Him and keep this candle lit and
burning, so that not only can you see the path of life but also to show
others this way of escape from this present evil world that we now inhabit.
John 5:34-36 But I receive not testimony
from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. (35) He was a
burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in
his light. (36) But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works
which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear
witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. (KJV)
Our Lord described the life of John as a
burning and shining light, something He expects of all His people. Our Lord
also said that He had a greater witness than John because He was able to
shine a light into the realm of the Spirit and show us how to walk this
same path that He walked to victory. Our Lord didn’t need the approval of
mankind; He was quite confident in that the work that He was doing would
speak for itself. Do you know for yourself that the works that you do are
ordained of God, or is your walk more of a hit or miss situation, more of a
miss than a hit with God?
Mark 4:21-23 And he said unto them, Is a
candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set
on a candlestick? (22) For there is nothing hid, which shall not be
manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come
abroad. (23) If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. (KJV)
You know, there is a candle lit in heaven
and there is a seat there waiting for you, so that you can see all that is
available in the realm of the Spirit that will keep you fired up in the
things of our Lord.
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