MINISTERS OF FIRE

Friday, 11 March 2011 22:22

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire you shall not be burned, neither shall the flame scorch you. "

Isaiah 43.2

The beautiful writing in the book of Psalms says, c. 40 "... to do thy will, O God, I delight and thy law is within my heart, I announced your justice in the congregation, not refrained my lips, JHWH you know ...."

Because doing His will must be our delight, our joy, our life. And here we are with a sword in our hands, with no other recourse than the sword of justice to deal with the enemy.

When we are talking about the fire, we're talking about an element of nature that God has used to symbolize the very presence of the Holy Spirit, a symbol of purification of anointing, consecration, so much so that even the most precious metal on the face of land has been used as a symbol of the Christian life in their daily walk. The Bible tells us that if gold is tested by fire, the impurities remain in the essence of the item and the Christian faith if, even more precious that gold is tried by fire that can not be pleasing to which Jesus Christ came to earth, a holy being, a being consecrated, set apart for a living and coexist in the presence of God Almighty.

The fire, symbol of the Holy Spirit is dedicated to purify, to cleanse, to stop something undesirable, to remove the imperfections of an item. So if our faith is tried by fire (problems, tests, adversities) our heart, our mind, our spirit can not be instrument element to dwell in the heavenly places, may not be awarded, may not rewarded.

So today I will only limitedly two examples of this powerful teaching.

The first is found in Hebrews chapter 1, verses 6-7 says, "And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, worship him all the angels of God. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire. "

When the author of Hebrews speaks of the ministers a flame of fire, is making a classification of creatures living in the heavenly places, even when man is continually given to evil, even when your heart is in perdition and generating evil in his mind, he, the man is an inhabitant of the heavenly as a receiver as the main component, as the vessels to implement the use of regional spirits, for which in Hebrew says, the first is Jesus Christ as the firstborn of all creation, as author of our manufacturing and building and therefore the author and finisher of our salvation, King of kings and Lord of Lords, his name be blessed ... then makes his angels spirits who worship him in his presence and not be tired at night day and saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty, who was the one who is and who is to come ... (hallelujah) and then mentions his ministers, because their ministers are instruments of the glorious Spirit holy, because their ministers are powerful, are strong, anointed of God, are flames of fire greatest privilege that a minister of God! as a major element in the symphony orchestra, the music minister, worship minister, the minister of the word ... and God our Lord has given us the privilege that even the angels miss: BE MINISTERS OF GOD ... many will reject many do not want to be tested by fire, many are hypocritical and unfair, many are arrogant and foolish, yet God sent his only Son to give us salvation, to give Holiness, to give us a reason to live ... what a beautiful privilege ...

Now I will give a brief example of what is not a minister of God ... it is in the book of Joshua, chapters 6 and 7.

After leaving Egypt, journeyed after 40 years in the desert to reach the promised land, the people crossed the Jordan River and reached the gates of the city of Jericho under the command of God's servant Joshua son of Nun when they came to this city God has ordained that everything in Jericho except Rahab the prostitute had to be destroyed and nothing, absolutely nothing should happen to the possession of the Israelites, and that if anyone had some of that city would be anathema = damn, then every day they marched around the city and on the seventh day they marched seven times and the voice of the trumpets raised his voice and the walls fell, and destroyed all that was in that wicked city ... and God gave him victory in day.

Apparently everything had gone according to plan and next conquest was the village of Hai, and when the patriarch Joshua sent to spy the people, sent to the back said, "no need to send the entire army and that some can beat "(which was true) but they did not have the intervention of a character proud, proud people who brought God's curse, the name of the man, Achan ... who when they destroyed the city of Jericho in his pride took a slug of gold, a Babylonian garment and two hundred cycles of silver and went and hid at home in his tent, under the mattress. When God said, "take nothing from the city of Jericho, and that if any man shall take shall be cursed" Achan said, "Ahh ... you fools are all the orders, which fools are giving all credit to God ... I'm going to take smarter what benefits me, I more mature, more prepared, more capable going to benefit from the victories of the people for my own good ... "that stupid ... you fool ... you fool, because they believed the voice to the word of God believed that what was said by the voice of the servant were charades, were lies, were sham ... he Achan, a member of one of the best families, the lineage from which the seed would come the Savior of the world, set her sights on material things in visible things, he applied the saying "if I do not think," he stepped aside Achan the FE, it is the perfect example of what is not a minister, because when a minister and work for your benefit seek its own is a curse, and not just for him or her, but to all people, is then conductor, catalyst of evil, sin, the consequences of sin that is death ... "For the wages of sin is death " this man's sin led to his personal benefit at the death of his fellow brothers, his pride brought death and destruction with him his family to their cattle and all their possessions, grieved his friends and his brothers, his sin brought sackcloth bitterness, sadness, mistrust, shame ... that is not a minister of God, and all, all for greed, for wanting to be "richer", "smarter", "purported to be bolder, more prepared, more advanced" ... to enrich themselves, to think only in money, property, possessions, their interests, wanting to cuddle protagonist, to despise the voice of their pastor, their leader, who acted and I say that has led curse to the church, the people of God, and also those who walk along the Christian full of battles, struggles, triumphs and victories have been advantageous for their interests, for their meat, their materialism, they have only managed to CURSE remnant is special, shame, death, DIVISION. This has got pride, this has gotten the lack of humility, this has got favoritism and preference for a family or a character, he has forgotten that before God all are equal and for wanting to put aside this principle has been isolated have been driven off the material blessings and spiritual indeed ... this is not a minister of God, that is to be divisor, it is cursed and cursed, scorned by true Christians and children of God, the bible says Minister Timothy 4 is one who rejects the secular fables and old, who is brought in respect and reverence for holy things, who encouraged reading, teaching in the call, who is not thinking about what the other will, no guessing on others, but the minister of God when they are asked what do you think? At the time, simply, kindly answer something not full of hate, or greed, or envy, or suspicion, or something carnal, because those things do not edify, to be thinking about what the other does not build, but answer "I meditate on whatever is true, in all honest, whatever is right, as far as pure, whatever is lovely, with everything good" ... man, the woman who answered something related with the latter and their actions back it means you're thinking of Christ, then God will begin to show his heart, his mind, his actions are guided by the eternal Spirit ... will begin to show that it is a useful tool in the hands of God will begin to show who is a minister, a priest suitable deposit to be used by God, in whom nothing carnal, nothing material, nothing of the economic, because it can affect your life is being moved by the Spirit's presence, her heart is accelerated because it is being an instrument of an eternal and sublime, is immune to the pleasures, it is invulnerable to all pain, it is untouched by the excesses, insensible to all evil, is an athlete from the most sublime struggle, a struggle that occurs in the heavenly places, a struggle that takes place in the spirit, mind in the air, this is the new man, this is the new birth, this is a minister of Jesus Christ, who faces, fight, fight wins by the wonderful presence the Holy Spirit in your life, casts a new person a different being someone who by just being in the presence of God is different, not as Achan, common, sad, lost, rotten ... the consequence of not being a minister of God as Achan's story is in Joshua 7.20-25 consequence than a coward, an arrogant, one that has taken advantage of his position, who has been a faithful servant, MINISTER God is: fear, is destruction is a sin, is death, is memory of how bad things are ...

But in Psalms 104.1-4 says: "Bless the Lord O my soul. Lord my God, thou art very great; you're dressed in glory and majesty. Which is covered with light as with a garment (because God is light and in Him is no darkness), which stretches out the heavens like a curtain, which provides his chambers in the waters, He makes the clouds his chariot, who walks on the wings of the wind (because of the wind you hear the sound but do not know where it comes from or where you go, so we are all born of the Spirit), "Who makes winds his messengers, and flames of fire his ministers ... "Aleluyah!

And this is the second part, the 2 nd example of fire his ministers.

Daniel 3.14-18 These are servants of God, ministers of God Most High, witnessed the power and grandeur that makes the true God and not the images and little gods strange ... our God is real, is true is true, our God is the only all-powerful, He is forever and ever, He will guide us even beyond death.

This is the same God of Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah known by Nebuchadnezzar and Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, that is the same God who profess the same as we confess the Lord of hosts, the King of Glory.

This story is wonderful, because in the future antichrist will be an image as the king Nabucco and the false prophet will deceive many lives and these deeds, so that the prophecy is of private interpretation, but at the time that stay to the great tribulation, those who follow in their simulation and pride will see.

Those three men, members of the royal court, humble servants of God refused to that statue, they were no longer about teens as they had been in captivity that, yes, they were still friends and colleagues of Belshazzar and Daniel but they showed that even in adversity, in the midst of trial, in the midst of struggle and grief, even in the midst of the fire, had the wonderful and powerful presence of God Almighty.

It was the year of 545 BC approx. when he came Nebuchadnezzar built a statue 30 meters high and 3 wide, perhaps inspired by the dream that would in Chapter 2 of the prophet Daniel, and the music to all who hear, prostrate and worship the image, and who is not humbled and worship were cast into the fiery furnace ...

Threat to the minister of God, if you humble yourself to social pressure, to the vices, to worldly music, under pressure from your boss at work, if you grovel before the famine, the face of adversity, to what Satan offers, you will be cast into the fiery furnace ... or is fulfilled the word of Jesus Christ in the world certainly have trouble ...

Nebuchadnezzar agreed to the compensation of those who refused to bow to the image to be killed thrown into the fiery furnace, but the ministers of God, the Servant of God, remembered what scripture says: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all thy mind and with all your strength "and nothing was missing most, ministers God did not need anything more than that ... believe, respond boldly value, "and if we were not saved from the fiery furnace, you know that we do not bow to anything or anyone but our God," God's minister does not need anything but love, respect, accept, believe in God because He is our passion, He is our strength, our shield, strong castle is my rock and I raised my head WHO

And those three ministers refused to worship the image, refused to be made rags of unrighteousness and uncleanness, refused to accept the pleasures of this evil world, not humbled themselves under pressure, not bow to anything less human and material ... they said we are children of God, are God's people, a royal priesthood, a people for God to demonstrate, to proclaim the praises of Him who rescued us, saved us, washed us that took us out of darkness into the marvelous light , Aleluyah! They replied to Nabucco: v.17-18 For our God is mighty, He is incomparable, is majestic, it's wonderful, says in Psalms 34, "... blessed, blessed are those who trust in Him ..."

They did not fear being thrown into the fiery furnace, much less humble, bowing to the man-made or the false ministers of God, then you have the prophet Daniel, c. 3, v. 21-22 brothers, then there will be ministers of men, servants of the world of demons, Satan, who may pretend to look strong to bind us and bring us to ruin, destruction, who pretend to sink even within the church, even within We pulled our family and we throw them into the fiery furnace they are already dead but still under fire, in the midst of trials, adversity, in pain ... the Lord is with His mighty hand has been extended and will tended relief, salvation, has given you hope, you remember what David says in Psalms 136 servant, "God has saved from your evil way of life with a mighty hand and outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever ..." no matter what you say they're not worth it, others are put before you, before your well-being of people prefer the lost, no matter what your parents tell you to follow the path of Jesus Christ you are no longer its hij @ ... Scripture says that those who lead you into the fiery furnace will be consumed, will be killed, will be destroyed ... YOU FOLLOW CHRIST CENTERED YOUR OBJECTIVE IN JESUS, the author and finisher of our faith, trust Him ...

Those men were thrown to death, kicked out of their homes, their places of work, sought to be humiliated and thrown into the fiery furnace uncommon but seven times hotter (as a bigger problem than usual) The man's hand and threw them into the fire ... but the hand of God removed him and says the verse we read the beginning ... "... that this fire will not burn, or flame kindle upon thee ..." because God has chosen you, I have collected, you have been covered under the shadow of his wings, and when the purpose of God is fulfilled in you, even in the midst of the fire will tell you, Daniel c. 3, v. 24-25 Because it is you who is the son of God, is the sacrificial lamb, the firstborn over all creation, God himself ... He is with you in the fire, He is with you in the midst of trial, amid the adversity, pain ... if you recognize him as your God will be blessed, you will be blessed, you will be blessed ... your strong hand has protected you, you saved ... he, he is here ... and then all those servers in the world, of man, Satan will tell you: Daniel c.3, v.26-28 , will be called servant of God Almighty, for your faith, your trust in God, walk through the fire and not get burned, you will leave him, you will enjoy, you rejoice and will rejoice in the greatness that your God has done for you rescatándote of all evil from all pain, all adversity, of all uncleanness ... He must have done you wonders and great deeds, and be witness to deed and in truth ... because not even your clothes or your body, not even one of your hair will be touched, even the smell of fire because your God will be sponsored, you will have taken, you will be rescued by signs, wonders, miracles, with a strong hand and outstretched arm, with frightening events with their presence ... because He is God, He is Jesus He will guide us even beyond death ...

This is your God, little children, God this is your little ...

He knows who are the ministers, who are his servants, he will hear today has chosen this word in Psalms 139 says "... your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in thy book were written all these things ... without missing one of them"

Told his ministers: Isaiah 43.1-4

"But now thus saith the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I named you, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire you shall not be burned, neither shall the flame scorch you. I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Because in my eyes you were in high esteem, you were honorable, and I loved you, I will, therefore, men for thee, and people for thy life. "