In the Hebrew Scriptures God's presence is often revealed by fire. A voice from the Burning Bush commissions Moses. The Pillar of Fire in the night sky leads the Hebrews through the desert. Mount Sinai is covered with lightning.
Forests that burn are often old, diseased, infected, dried out and overgrown. But a year or two afterwards, it is all green again from the ground up - fresh, new and full of life!
What might my life look like - indeed, what would the Church look like - if we allowed God's fiery Word to have its way with what is old, tired, dried out and useless within us?
What might my life look like - indeed, what would the Church look like - if we allowed God's fiery Word to have its way with what is old, tired, dried out and useless within us?
