Have you ever prayed, ‘Lord, show me Your glory’, or asked for more of God’s fire?
There are times when God comes softly, and there are times He comes as Fire. And I believe now is one of those times, for many of us who have been hungering for Him—a time when He says:
‘Beloved, this is what you asked for, when you earnestly desired Me and craved My glory and brightness. You called for My fire.’
And you see Jesus as you have never seen Him before.
The Apostle John was stunned, as he encountered Him like this:
‘The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace…His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.’ (Rev 1:14,16, NIV)
What does Love look like?
Because God loves you and because He values you as a priceless treasure—more than gold, silver or precious jewels—there are times when He will draw near to you with His fire.
God’s fire speaks of His Presence and His glory. His love, His holiness. Fire speaks of Who He is.
‘…our God is a consuming fire.’ (Heb 12:29)
The Prophet Malachi wrote:
“But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes. He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the Lord.” (Mal 3:2-3, NLT)
To love God is to honor and welcome Him as the One Who is many things to us. He is Saviour, Healer, Shepherd, King, Prince of Peace.
- He is also Consuming Fire
In this moment of revelation, we have a choice. Will we give Him the desire of His heart, or draw back?
Will we yield to the temptation to keep something from His holiness?
Because His fire scorches that which is unholy. The fire of His holiness consumes sin and self-will, but offers in its place, wealth beyond imagining:
Intimacy with the Beloved.
Oh, how He wants you.
‘Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.’ (Song of Songs 8:6 NIV)
The Invitation
There is a choice; one Jesus will not make on our behalf. It is a decision only we can make.
‘In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use.
Those who cleanse themselves…will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.’ (2 Tim 2:20-21, NIV)
- ‘Those who cleanse themselves.’
The opportunity to make an offering of your all to Him—to present yourself to His fire—yields unlimited possibilities.
It is time for consecration:
- To dedicate your heart, mind, body and whole life to Him
- To allow the Holy Spirit to put His finger on whatever aspect of your life and your will He pleases, to bring adjustment
Gently, and yet relentlessly, your Father reveals the work that needs to be done.
It is His offer of supreme grace.
In that place of raw honesty, where nothing hides, you yield the soul attitudes that have dampened your joy, and the pain and that history to Him.
In His love, He pulls you into His fire and His purging flame burns up what is not of Him.
Mercy prevails, removing all shame.
You discover a greater intimacy with Him than you have known before.
The Fire Burns in You
Jesus speaks to His lukewarm church, echoing the words of the Prophet Malachi.
- He comes to us as the Refiner with fire; the Heavenly Launderer (Mal 3:2-3), saying:
‘I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.’ (Revelation 3:18, NIV)
As we respond, He purges, He fills, He replenishes.
The fire that cleanses the impurities now causes the vessel—you—to glow with a Heavenly brightness.
The same fire that removes what has bound you, now burns in you.
It is a fire of His holiness. What once hurt and defiled you, has been removed. And in its place, you contain the fire of His bright, glorious Presence.
You know the touch of the Master.
My Prayer
‘Father, I know Your call is going out. And I ask for those Whose hearts resonate, who say ‘Yes!’ to You—who have asked for You to come with fire and who have perhaps, up until now, not known what they have asked for. And they are catching a glimpse.
Come, by Your Spirit.
And make them Brave.
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Helen Calder is a prophetic minister and writer, and founder of Enliven Ministries. Helen has a unique gift of equipping in prophetic ministry and prayer. She is known for Enliven Blog (est. 2009), an online resource that reaches thousands of people globally.
This is what I have been asking God for. To put a fierce fire in my heart for Him. To open my spiritual eyes and ears. And to reveal to me my function in this body of Christ. I long and hunger for more of you Jesus!
I love that Eva, ‘fierce fire’, let it be <3
May the Lord bless you Helen for sharing this word. It was for me. Long story short, yesterday for the first time in years, I got up specifically at 4am to read and pray and hear from the Lord like I once did, an appointment we used to have. To get back to seeking Him and what He wants me to do with the neglected call of prayer and prophecy in my life. One of my prayers was this: to call down fire from heaven on me and my church! Not in judgement as the disciples wanted to do, or as Elijah, but for the very presence of the Holy Spirit to fall on us, remake us, unify us, show us how little we truly know of Him. And as I went to sleep, I asked Him for a dream, a vision, a peek through heaven’s window to see the light of His glory, to be in His presence. Thank you for this confirmation that He heard and is at work :)
Oh…so good and amen! Fire fall!
Yes, He mentioned the Fire to me yesterday as I was spending time with him. I am stuck on the ‘soul’ parts to turn over but know my joy has been hampered. I know church hurt and rejection play a role in it. I am more than happy to let Him burn that pain and hurt away. It serves no purpose in His Kingdom other than to help assist others with similar issues in the future.
Connie that is so very true how God redeems and uses us in those same areas we’ve been wounded. I can’t remember whether you’ve received the book ‘Prophetic People in a Changing Church’ (on that topic of church hurt), I believe it’s helpful in this area
I don’t recall either. I thought I purchased everything you had prior to you going to the Planetshakers conference. Now, have I read everything…sheepishly no. But, God is speaking I need to read the book you referenced. I look back over my emails to see if I purchased it. If not, I will.
Blessings always on abundance to you Helen
Hi Connie, good idea, or email at blog email address and I will send you a PDF copy
(Yes WordPress seems to turn emojis into ‘?’ but I fixed it for you :-))
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I can’t say how much i real appreciate this email, it came at the time i needed strength to stand up and knowing what was happening with me.
the day before yesterday i got a revelation that a group of soldiers were looking for me and wanted to kill me, first time they came i escaped and the trap they made for me was a sick woman but the second time i couldn’t run i had to remain and see how i could save her, unfortunately they came and arrest me.
they were preparing to kill me but they broke my two fingers and buried me alive next to the railways but the head and my two hands out.
suddenly something happen, from no where i screamed aloud and my whole body blew like a volcano and the fire mixed with stones came out and killed all those soldiers and afterwards i came out.
That’s intense (a dream?) but good to remember we have His resurrection life on the inside!
Wow what an exciting year it has been, and it’s only getting more so.
Mine’s exciting in a bit of a roller coaster way, Samantha. :-) How good that Jesus is with us on the ride!
I’m just getting the time to respond to your message because I’ve been praying for God’s fire for sometime now and it has come! I started this week out running with the fire and then I spent the rest of this week running through the fire and now I’m just trying to make it out of the fire to the overflowing fountain of cool water just up ahead. Just beautiful Mrs. Helen and on point once again! Thank you and have a blessed week. Lisa
I love your imagery Lisa, can certainly identify with that!
<3 Helen