Strange Fire I

TEXT: I Kings 18:36-38, MORE LESSONS: Jeremiah 32:27

The difference between a prophet and others in the body of Christ is that, like Elisha, the prophet receives divine instructions from the Lord. The water in Jericho was bad because Jericho was a cursed land. Pregnant women who drank from the water had miscarriage and they requested Prophet Elisha to ask God what to do.

Elisha poured salt into the water as Jehovah instructed. There was no record of anybody using salt to deliver from any situation before then, but after Elisha poured salt in the water, it was no more destructive, And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake II Kings 2:21-22.

That is the life of a prophet. Sometimes divine instructions are not common, and people may wonder why anybody should do things that way. Sometimes they look like rituals but it is better to obey.

In our text, after Elijah prayed, fire fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice. One key word here is “fire”. There are two kinds of fire: the fire that the enemy makes and the fire that Jehovah makes. But how do you differentiate between the fire of your enemy and that of God? The fire of God consumes strange things. It is not strange for wood to be consumed by fire. The enemy's fire can do that. It is strange, however, that the fire of God consumed stones. Other strange things happened- the dust and water were consumed. Naturally, water consumes fire, it quenches fire but the reverse was the case as there was no trace of water on the altar after it was consumed by the fire.

This strange fire will burn off every dirt in your life today.

PRAYER / ACTION

* Release the fire of God upon every work of the devil in your life and family.

* Command the fire of Heaven to swallow up every name and act that make you to cry.

* Prophesy and renounce every satanic activity working against your destiny.

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