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Wall of Fire

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And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst. Zechariah 2:5

When walking through life, do you feel alone?

Do you feel often overwhelmed by the world’s rubbish thrown your way?

Tired of falling too often towards temptation?

Walk in your authority from God.

He’s with you. He covers you with His strength, protection, and peace.

Psalm 5:12 reminds us: Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

When feeling overwhelmed by life, picture God surrounding you with HIs favor like a shield.

But it gets even better.

Our verse from Zechariah shares God’s promise of a literal wall of fire.

This wall of fire surrounds you. Nothing can come through.

Picture this wall of fire burning up temptation. Burning up fear. Burning up anything coming your way that is not of God.

Can we still have problems with God as our wall of fire?

Sure. Jesus reminds us we will suffer.

But suffering under God’s plan is different from allowing the world’s rubbish to affect you.

Within God’s plan, suffering looks like glory. Suffering looks like peace. It’s the opposite of how the world defines it.

Paul mentions suffering as a time to boast in God’s strength.

May God surround us as a wall of fire.

May God’s wall of fire burn up anything that comes our way not of Him and Him alone.

May God’s wall of fire burn up our selfish tendencies, placing in us the desire for God alone.

May God’s wall of fire burn up fear when tempted to rely on human knowledge.

And may God’s glory be forever in the midst of us.

Photos by Paul Bulai, Cullan Smith, Olivia Snow, & Zac Durant on Unsplash

Your Choice

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When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Exodus 3:4

Moses was going about his day.

It was any normal day, aside from the fact there was an unusual burning bush.

The bush was on fire, yet it was not changing. Not consumed by the fire.

It was literally just a bush on fire.

Moses noticed the bush.

Then he stopped and made a choice to approach the bush, investigating further.

God was the flame on the bush.

He was there waiting for Moses.

What if Moses had merely glanced at this phenomenon, continuing instead on his way?

Verse 4 says God revealed Himself after Moses chose to investigate further.

It says when Moses turned aside, then God revealed Himself.

Is God waiting for you in some way?

Are you walking towards God, asking Him to reveal the plans He has for you?

Might require you to walk towards it. To make a choice.

God always gives us a choice.

To recognize our sinful ways, asking God to save us.

To fling off our old destructive patterns, submitting to God instead.

To walk with God every step of the way, sometimes doing things we never thought we could.

God has plans for you, for me.

They might not look like you think they should.

But when God shows up, stop and notice.

That’s what Moses did, but I’m not convinced he knew right away it was God.

Maybe his spirit begged him to investigate.

Or maybe he was naturally curious as God’s creation.

But Moses stopped and turned towards it.

And when he did, God revealed Himself to Moses.

Seek God and walk towards deep in your soul what you know you should do.

Apologize to who you need to.

Speak words of life to those that need it.

And with your whole self, ask God to fill every part with Himself.

Ask Him to help you notice what He asks of you this day.

And when you do, He will faithfully reveal Himself to you, just like He did so many years ago.

Photos by Ndumiso Silindza, Ankhesenamun, Traolách Conboy, & Joel Muniz on Unsplash