“All believers have a pilot light of the Holy Spirit, but not all of us keep it turned on full flame. We go through empty periods when God seems distant.” I like this description from author and friend David Housholder. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. When we receive Jesus we also receive the Holy Spirit but having the Holy Spirit WORKING and on fire in our lives helps us go through the refiners fire talked about in Malachi 3:2. God desires to consume everything in our lives that doesn’t bring Him glory. The Holy Spirit inside of us will bring us conviction of our every wrong thought, word or action.
It’s scary to think; “Go through the fire and share in His suffering?” but as God’s kids…yep it’s what means to share in His inheritance. Physically we don’t have to go to the cross because Jesus nailed it but it does mean laying aside our selfish “all about me” lifestyles. Fiery challenging times come when we get off the “ME” wagon but it’s so worth it…everyday.
