Born to Burn I

Saturday 2 September
READ: Gen. 1:1-9, 2:6-7         
MORE LESSON: Heb. 12:28-29

The beginning of the Bible, especially Genesis 1:2 reflects an ancient belief that all things are composed of some combination of earth, fire, wind and water. Ancient Judaism believed that the four cosmic elements were not seen as mere building blocks; they were believed to control the very nature of man and matter. Subsequently, the four elements laid the base for alchemy and medicine until the 17th century. Moving on from that historical background to an elemental approach to Gen. 1:2 shows that before creation two [Earth and Fire] of the four elements were missing. There was no Earth; And the earth was…void…, no Fire – that's why …darkness was upon the face of the deep… but there was Air, And the Spirit of God moved….   The Hebrew word for Spirit - Ruach is translated as Winds; and there was Water, the face of the waters.

If you dare to get a firm grip of the above analysis, then move on a chapter ahead to Gen. 2:6-7, where a pattern of these cosmic elements reappear in the make-up of the created man. A mist of water moistened the whole surface of the earth, (v6); God formed man out of the moist earth/dust and then released divine breath/wind into man (v7). So, it's safe to say that till this point, man was made up of air/wind, water and earth. But here comes the missing link; no fire was introduced in making the first Adam. He
lacked Holy Fire.

This missing fire code explains every human error, mistake and flaw from the ancient past in Gen. 3 till Acts 2 when the Fire fell. Deut. 4:24 tells us why; For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. Since God is fire, it will be impossible for any of us to fulfil the law of God, please God by faith or walk with Him without being filled, that is carrying the same composite element that God does – Fire. More than Dust, more than Wind, more than Earth, only the Fire-man can approach God.

This is why we must stop blaming Eve for falling to the devil temptation. She fell because what it takes to stay afloat the water line of evil is the exact cosmic element she wasn't wired with. If she didn't do it, you can trust that Abel's elder brother Cain or any member of his wicked generation would have. Satan has enough comrades down through the thread of mortal genealogy to become his tool for that evil work because all humanity was without Fire. It is Good for us that it happened on time, or we would not have started our journey to the cross to meet with Jesus, the baptizer with Fire. This is the advantage of Christianity. It is more than a religion; it is a life of Fire. Are you burning with Holy Fire? What sets your heart on fire?

Prayer/Action
*  Ask Jesus to baptize you  with a fresh dose of the Holy Ghost  Fire.
*  Speak thunderously in the Holy Ghost for the next few moments until you feel the flames of divine fire.
*  Declare that you are  burning  and everything around you must catch Holy Fire.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER
September will work wonders for me and my family, we shall walk in the fullness of God's provision, in the mighty name of Jesus.