Many of you are feeling drained, depleted, and spiritually exhausted.
The Fire that once fueled your passion for God has dwindled to a mere flicker, and you’re desperate for that fire that once burned within you to be rekindled.
The barrenness that you are experiencing is like a heavy weight, draining every ounce of life from within you.
The LORD gave me an awesome word for you today!
That Fire is coming back with greater passion, just like it was for the Prophet Jeremiah.
Even if you’ve been on the verge of quitting, The Holy Spirit’s Fire is about to ignite your heart afresh, unleashing The Word of God that’s been stored up within you, and bringing new life and passion.
In Jeremiah 20:9, Jeremiah speaks about the uncontainable power of God’s word burning within him as “a Fire shut up in my bones” that couldn’t be silenced!
At the time, he was facing immense opposition and mockery for his prophetic ministry.
He wanted to quit, but the Word of God that was ingrained within him kept him fired up, and he continued speaking God’s Word despite the suffering it caused.
He was beaten and put in stocks by the priest Pashhur (Jeremiah 20:1-2). He was mocked and ridiculed by his own family and community (Jeremiah 12:6, and 20:10).
Another time, those who opposed his prophecy lowered him by ropes into a cistern of thick mud to starve him to death. But then the king commanded Ebed-Melek to get 30 men to pull Jeremiah out of the muddy cistern (Jeremiah 38:6-13).
These experiences took a toll on Jeremiah, and he often expressed his frustration, pain, and despair in his writings, and this is one reason why they called him “The Weeping Prophet”.
Despite the challenges, he remained faithful to his calling and continued to proclaim God’s Word.
His main message to Israel was a call of repentance and a warning of judgment due to their idolatry, sin, and disobedience.
Jeremiah faced relentless attacks when all he was doing was urging people to turn back to God and follow His laws, warning them of the consequences, including their exile and destruction.
Most of us don’t realize the suffering that the prophets of the bible endured, as well as the difficult things that God himself required of them. The struggles we face today are not comparable to the intense hardships faced by the prophets of old.
Some of you have a calling to be a Prophet to the nations, and some have a prophetic gift. You feel as if your zeal has burned out and you can’t endure opposition any longer, but The Fire of God is coming back into your bones.
Others have gifts that He’s placed in you, but you first need to allow the Holy Spirit to do a deep healing in your heart so that He can flow through you.
Those who live in a hostile environment need to be delivered and release it to the LORD.
Those who have been overwhelmed with fear and confusion need to let it go.
Release the offenses and anything that causes bitterness and unforgiveness. Jesus wants to rekindle the fires that have died out in His people so that we will become a flame of fire for His Glory.
The LORD says: “Fire is coming back into My Church!
I AM igniting my people once again to become ablaze with My Glory.
You will become Flames of Fire to this generation.
That which has died will be resurrected.
All that has been charred, seared, and stagnant will once again come alive as My Fire ignites a new passion in your life.
Fire is coming back into your bones. I AM looking for people to be releasers of My Glory as I send My Fire across this Nation and around the world.
A fresh anointing will be imparted and released as I send revival to this dry and thirsty land. Receive the fresh impartation of My Fire and allow the embers of your heart to be reignited once again!” says The LORD.
“A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out.” Leviticus 6:13.
“But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not.” Jeremiah 20:9b.
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on A Word in Season
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