"But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange and unholy fire before the Lord." (Numbers 26:61 AMP)
"So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke, saying: ‘By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people I must be glorified.’ ” So Aaron held his peace." (Leviticus 10:2-3 NKJV)
"And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD has kindled. You shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses." (Leviticus 10:6-7 NKJV)
"Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust, and also licked up the water that was in the trench. When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and they said, The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!" (1 Kings 18:38-39 AMP)
"And he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”" (I Kings 19:14 NKJV)
Even after being used mightily by God, Elijah fled in fear from Jezebel's hostile intentions! He had called down the fire and killed the false prophets then ran from the words of a woman into the wilderness. To him, her displeasure and warning carried a greater threat than God's! And they still do today. The wrong doctrine and rebellious, controlling spirit like Jezebel is still the ruler of most homes and not only does her husband submit but so do the priests and prophets.
The fire of God has gone out.
None submit to God! There are no heads, there are no leaders. In our churches and in our homes; we are upside down. Until the men stand against the wiles of the enemy by taking their proper place as head of their home and humbly submit to the leadership of God instead of their wives - there will be no holy fire!
"And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out." (Leviticus 6:12-13 NKJV)
The church has let the fire go out!
Holiness is foreign to us. No consecration; no preparation; no purification!
We have strange fire, because The LORD has left the tabernacle. He cannot abide sin and we love our sin more than we love God!
We pray for the fire to fall like the prophets of Baal, and the result is the same.
God in His mercy and His grace has turned His back so we would not be consumed!
We frivolously sing and pray "Consume me!" with no idea of what we say, for we are consumed with ourselves! We have made god in our own image; he is powerless and if there be any fire it is profane!
Without obedience to His Word we are as filthy rags!
"But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away." (Isaiah 64:6 NKJV)
He alone is Holy and only He can make us holy! We must abide in Him!
We say the right words with the wrong heart!
"“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house." (Ezekiel 12:2 NKJV)
"For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!
"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. (II Corinthians 11:4, 13-14 NKJV)
The church is so deceived that they are unable to see the difference between Holy Fire and strange fire!
Rabbit trails, distractions, different wells of polluted waters all accepted; compromise to keep from hurting feelings. Best sellers, TV shows, concerts; we have time for those! Our days are so full, so much to do! There's always time for the things of the world! Time for prayer and reading The Word; not so much. We talk the talk, but not walk the walk!
And because of their lack of discernment they have brought profane fire to the altar! And if a spirit falls during service, it is the wrong spirit!
How do we know the difference?
If not called to repentance; if not called to holiness, then it is strange fire!
If it makes you feel good it's not of God! Dying to the flesh hurts! Emptying yourself of "self" hurts!
If it only preaches your worth, it's worthless!
It's not about us; our value, our happiness, our mental state or self-image. A servant is a servant. Taking our eyes off of Jesus and looking at our lack is of the enemy and is sin! The spirits that torment us have the right to do so because we have not dealt with our sins; unforgiveness, bitterness, fear, unbelief, anger. Our Bibles lay unopened; we are too busy to commune with the One we say we love most!
The fire has died out!
"“ Is not My word like a fire?” says the LORD, “And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?" (Jeremiah 23:29 NKJV)
"But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’ “So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. Nevertheless if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul." (Ezekiel 33:6-9 NKJV)
""“Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the LORD. You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the LORD who sanctifies you, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.”" (Leviticus 22:31-33 NKJV)
Even so - MARANATHA!
From 10/17/15
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