Deuteronomy 4:32-34, Has any other people heard the voice of God speaking out of fire, as you have, and lived?
Hebrews 12:28-29, For our “God is a consuming fire.”
Resting in the dark stillness of pre-dawn morning, my mind drifts over fond memories of a fading youthful innocence. My soul awakes before my body fully can. I allow thoughts to wander through my heavy head which sinks into the aged down pillow. Recollection of a time not too far past creeps in. I was such a good kid. Christian summer camps, youth retreats, reading books instead of watching too much television… where did that kid go? If he once existed, can he live again? Somewhere within this jaded man who has been hurt by the world he chose to walk in lies dormant a bright eyed boy with neatly parted brown hair. Through the tattoos and scars, innocence is waiting for its resurrection like a phoenix from its own ashes. Before my alarm clock can separate the day from peaceful night, I reach in and lock eyes with that boy I once was. Determined to hold on to that internal flame, I see the fire inside him that sparked the glimmer which overtook his pupils. The fire inside was the Holy Spirit, the innocence within was the love of Christ, and the calmness which resided within ever fiber of his being was the grace of God. There was no need to hear the buzzing of an alarm clock this morning. I am truly awake with grace, love, and fire inside.
Psalm 139:17-18, How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
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