ALL FLAME | SCOTT SILCOX
"The phrase 'All Flame' comes from an ancient story about a monk who asked his spiritual father, 'I've prayed, fasted, and been faithful. What else can I do?' The elder lifted his hands, and the story says his fingers appeared like flames of fire. He replied, 'If you will, you can become all flame.'
That is our prayer for this year. Not that we would simply do more for God, but that we would become people completely consumed by His presence, His purpose, and His Spirit. All In. All Flame."
22 Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and he came down from offering the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. 24 And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces. // Leviticus 9:22-24
1. Not Everything Burning Has God's Approval
God wasn't starting the sacrifice. He was accepting it.
The fire is not action... It's confirmation!
"Is what I'm doing being offered from a surrendered heart?"
2. Most of us think we need more fire. What if we simply need less interference?
A lamp can have fuel and fire, but still burn dimly...why?
The answer isn't always more fire. Sometimes it's less obstruction.
“What has built up around the wick of your life?”
3. Choose Consistency over Intensity
"The fire on the altar shall be kept burning." // Leviticus 6:12
Moments can rob you from the power of maintenance.
“Have I been chasing the effects of the fire and not the responsibility?
4.The Fire Falls on What Is Fully Given
Purity is not perfection. Purity is wholeheartedness.
Purity is removing all competitors of his affection.
What if the greatest threat to the flame isn't opposition? What if it's neglect?
Not rebellion. Not unbelief.
Just allowing other things to crowd the fire.
