Symbols Of The Holy Spirit: Fire Series

When we get this purity then we can draw closer to God.

TITUS 2:14 says of Christ “Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”

JAMES 4:8 tells us “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded”

1 CORINTHIANS 5:7 reads “Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us:”

2 TIMOTHY 2:21 “If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.”

As I mentioned this morning that word sanctified means to be set apart. When we are purged we are set apart for the work of Christ. We are as the vessels used in the temple sacrifices. Each vessel, the pans, the pots, the utensils used in the sacrifice were throughly cleaned. They were only used for this purpose.

Even Aaron and the other High Priest were set apart for the work of the Lord. They had to be holy and cleansed before any sacrifice.

This sacrifice symbolized the death of Christ that would come.

Listen to HEBREWS 9:14 “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”

2 CORINTHIANS 6:17 tells us, “ Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”

IF WE ARE TO SEE GOD MOVE IN OUR LIVES WE MUST ALLOW THE HOLY GHOST TO SEPARATE THE CHAFF AND BURN IT AS WELL

TOO OFTEN WE GET UNDER CONVICTION ON SUNDAY MORNING AND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WE ARE RIGHT BACK TO BEING DEFILED AGAIN

IF WE ARE GOING TO SEE GOD MOVE IN OUR LIVES WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ALLOW THE HOLY SPIRIT TO BURN UP THOSE THINGS THAT DEFILE US

REMEMBER MATTHEW 13, AND THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER

SOME NEVER SEE GOD MOVE BECAUSE THEY NEVER PREPARE FOR GOD TO MOVE

SOME SEE GOD BEGAN TO MOVE JUST TO SEE IT WITHER AWAY BECAUSE OF THINGS THAT ARE LEFT IN THE FIELD

Some of the other seed fell on the ground they took root but they had too many other things around them that choked them out. They began to be controlled by other roots in the ground.

SOME PEOPLE DON’T SEE GOD MOVE BECAUSE THEY GOT THE WRONG ROOTS IN THE GROUND

INSTEAD OF THE ROOT OF CONTENTMENT THEY HAVE THE ROOT OF COMPLAINT,

INSTEAD OF THE ROOT OF SUBMISSION THEY GOT THE ROOT OF CONTROL

INSTEAD OF THE ROOT OF HUMILITY THEY GOT THE ROOT OF PRIDE THAT DRIVES US TO REBELLION

INSTEAD OF THE ROOT OF COMPASSION THEY GOT THE ROOT OF CRITICISM

INSTEAD OF THE ROOT OF OBEDIENCE THEY GOT THE ROOT OF MY OPINION BEING BETTER THAN GOD’S

It is time that we allowed the Lord to send down the fire and chop down the roots that don’t need to be in our lives.