வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,460
Scripture Meditation - No. 1,460
AATHAVAN 💚
February 06, 2025 💚
Thursday
"I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?" (Luke 12:49, KJV)
The Holy Spirit is compared to fire in the Scriptures. As Christians, it is essential for us to receive this fire and be alive, fervent, and ablaze in the Spirit. The reason is that only when the power of the Holy Spirit works within us as fire can we shake off the sins and impurities of the world and advance in our spiritual lives.
This is precisely what the Lord Jesus Christ speaks of in today’s meditation verse: "I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?" His very purpose in coming to earth as a man was to save and deliver us from our sins. Therefore, He desires that the fire of the Holy Spirit, which burns away sin, would ignite and spread across the world.
John the Baptist also spoke of this: "I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire." (Luke 3:16, KJV). Yes, dear ones, the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire is absolutely necessary for each of us. Only then can we live a victorious life pleasing to God.
Jesus Christ, after His death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven, first gave this fiery Spirit to His disciples. We read: - "And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." (Acts 2:3-4, KJV)
Many Christians lack understanding and clarity about the Holy Spirit. They live their spiritual lives neither cold nor hot, just like ordinary worldly people. "So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." (Revelation 3:16, KJV), says the Lord God.
Because many have not fully accepted Christ and His words, they have been unable to receive the Holy Spirit in their lives. "Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you and shall be in you." (John 14:17, KJV), said Jesus Christ.
Many Christians do not have a proper understanding of the Holy Spirit, thinking it is a teaching reserved only for certain denominations. At times, they even mock those who worship in the Spirit, calling them "Hallelujah groups."
But the truth of the Scripture is this: when we fully accept Christ, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us. He leads us. As Jesus said, "Ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you."
As Christians, God desires each of us to be a spark of fire. He has placed this fire on earth through Christ, and He wants it to ignite within us and spread to fill the world.
To fulfil the heart’s desire of Christ, we must be filled and anointed by the fire of the Holy Spirit. Let us wait upon God and pray, crying out, "Fill me, Lord Jesus!" Let us live as those ablaze in the Spirit.
Gospel Message: Bro. M. Geo Prakash

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