scripture
1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.
thought
Speaking to a friend this weekend I learned that they had not been going to church, and had not done so for a few months. I asked why and this friend responded, “The fire died.” I said that there was this theory that to keep a fire going you must kindle it. After we hung up the phone I thought about what I had said and realized that I was wrong. This idea of continually kindling fire to keep it going is not a theory but it sounds that way because we hardly ever practice it. Kindle: to start, to stir up, to cause to glow. These are action words. To keep the fire burning we must actively kindle our fires. And if it dies we must hurry to get it started again. A life without fire is cold.
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