Fan into flames
I love Christmas. I remember when I was a child not being able to sleep all night long, because I was so excited at the prospect of receiving my Christmas presents on Christmas Day morning. My favourite part of Christmas was getting up at 5am (before anyone else) and seeing all the presents underneath the tree. Ever since childhood I have loved receiving gifts. Don’t we all?!
When you became a Christian, God placed within you the most wondrous gift. The gifts that is placed in you is very different to anyone elses gift. For some, it’s the ability to teach and preach. For others, it is the ability to hear from God and see prophetic visions. For others still, it may be the ability to sing or dance. Whatever your gift is, Paul exhorts us to “fan it into flames”. The gifts that are within you are supposed to be used. And yet… it is so easy for these gifts to be forgotten about. In the trials and tribulations of life, we can overlook it, ignore it, forget about it. Let us remember that the gifts you received was not cheap, but very costly. Let us not be found guilty of neglecting them.
What wonderful news! God has put His very seed into us. He has placed within us gifts that have the power to equip the church and transform the world! Oh, how we long to see the glorious bride of Christ (us, the Church) make herself ready. How we long to see the prophets prophesy, the dancers dance, the singers sing and the teachers teach! God’s people released into all that God has for them!
Today, have ears to hear God’s Word to you. Take hold of the gift that God has placed within you. Don’t neglect it. Fan it into flames. Spend time in God’s presence everyday. Speak in tongues. Stir yourself into action. You were never created to be lukewarm, but to burn with a passion to see the name of Jesus glorified…
Fan into flames the gift within you!