April 2nd, 2010 
Dana Fisher I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. ~2 Timothy 1:6
I’m sure most of you have heard the song, “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine! Hide it under a bush, oh no! I’m gonna let it shine…” and I pose this question: Why do we always make it little?”
We seem to do just enough to be Christian and just enough to conform to the world and not be labeled weirdos. In a world of black and white we live in shades of grey. Perhaps your grey is lighter than mine, but we fail to pick a side. Because of this our flame never gets any bigger. We keep it small, tend to it on Sundays and forget about it for the next 6 days.
Revelation 3:15 says “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!” Christ’s wish for us is to be smoking hot! We each need to pick a side and my prayer and hope is that you chose Christ.
In his book “Not Peace but a Sword” Vance Havner writes:
A band of genuinely converted and Spirit-filled young people, yielded to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and witnessing by life and lip to Him could shake the world, and all the social benefits some are championing so loudly would follow as secondary benefits.
Shake. the. world. How about set it on FIRE! You want real change? It only comes through Christ Jesus.
The Lord has been slowly working on me trying to fan my flame and I constantly shield it from the wind, thinking I’m protecting it from blowing out. In all reality I’ve been snuffing it out from providing any real warmth. I can no longer hold back the will of God, the stone is rolling down hill and there’s no stopping it.
There is a desire in my heart to fan the flame of others. To get people desiring Jesus and moving out into their communities helping others. We need to stop hiding our little flames, start fanning them, and start catching others on fire for Christ. Time is running out.
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