Building Up Yourselves

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Every now and then I get a powerful burning in my heart. It is strong and deep. It comes on it's own, and happens all at once. I know it is God without any doubt. It is a kind of deepness that is hard to define and difficult to describe or express. I can only say that it is a burning of God, a fire that does not go away. All consuming.

There is a going to God in prayer over it, and asking what He is doing, what it is? But there is only silence. Then there are "great searchings of heart" as to what He is doing, what it means? But it only burns on. All methods, ways and habits of seeking Him are empty. In fact it only makes it more real, more fiery.

It is a fire that burns away the dross of methods, habits and ways we have been doing in things pertaining to Him. I am aware that He does not want us to do anything more because it is found out to only get in the way. I saw a verse today in Jude 1:20 that says, "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost." I saw by His light that He was speaking about how we build our house. And WHO is building it? Him, us or others?

What understanding do we really have when we set out to build upon the "only eternal foundation laid which is Jesus Christ." God is the "All-Consuming Fire" And what is wood, hay and stubble, He will consume it IF we are really His. He will cause a burning to erupt in our hearts. He will pull down what we have built by laziness, cheapness and even fraud.

Why not let Him burn it all up here and now? We need to all be honest and stop trying to preserve ourselves. What for? Our bodies are God's temple, God's house. Does the Lord live in you? Can people say when they see you, "The Lord lives there!"

If you have that burning fire, you will love with a burning love, you will obey with a burning obedience, you will have a burning faith, a burning humility, and all that is not of Him will burn away in His fire. And that very fire will be visible to all that you come into contact with, and who see you. Let Him do His refining work in you, and you will then "shine like the sun in the Kingdom of our Father," "having no darkness at all."

"See how a single candle doth both defy and define darkness." J.H. Jowett