BBD 10.12.15 Fan Into Flame (Classic)
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The Burning
Bush Devotional
Classic
from 2009
10.12.15
Fan Into
Flame
I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did,
as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, greatly desiring
to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, when I
call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your
grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
Therefore I remind you to stir up (fan into flame - NIV) the gift of God which
is in you through the laying on of my hands. - 1 Timothy 1:3-7 NKJV.
Veterans in Bullhead City, Arizona were able to raise the
money and finally have built an “eternal” flame in the Arizona Veterans
Memorial Park. However, according to the Mohave Daily News the flame was not so
“eternal” as it was extinguished after the city received a gas bill for $961.
The city manager, Tim Ernster, stated that, “It
caught us by surprise. What we decided to do for the time being is to turn the
flame on…for special events, for Veterans Day, Fourth of July, Memorial Day - those
types of activities.” However,
after complaints by veterans groups the flame is burning again. The city is
looking into the possibility of installing a smaller burner to replace the one
that is using so much gas.
The apostle Paul tells Timothy to “stir up the gift of God” or as the
NIV puts it to “fan into flame the gift of God that is in
you….” Timothy has a gift from God to minister;
however, every child of God has a gift from God. Your gift may not be the same
as Timothy’s gift but God has gifted you according to 1 Corinthians 7:7 which says, “…each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in
that.”
One thing that we can see from the language of stirring
up or fanning into flame is that the gift can grow cold. Without use, without
development, your gift can be virtually inoperable or unusable. The flame
requires attention so that it will not go out. Sadly, many Christians do what
the city council of Bullhead City wanted to do after they received the huge gas
bill. Many Christians when they are confronted by challenges or difficulties in
this life simply turn off the flame. Or, they just try to turn the flame on for
special occasions when they think that it is expected.
For the flame to be burning brightly in our lives we must
fan the flame. We fan the flame; stir it up by using the gift and by staying
close to the source of the fire. If the fire has gone out it is more difficult
to start than if it still has a flame even if it is very small. A fire needs
oxygen and if you fan the flame you give it more oxygen which results in a
bigger flame. For our own flame to burn brighter it needs more of Jesus. Your
flame needs more of the Word of God, more of praying, more of church, more of
preaching, more of worship, and more of singing His praises. So fan into flame that gift that God has
given to you and never ever let it go out.
Copyright © 2009-2015. Ed
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