Morning Inspiration with Pastor Merritt
One of the reasons why Jesus Christ came to this earth was not just to establish the church, but to set it on fire. John the Baptist, even said about Jesus,
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11)
Jesus was so excited about sending this fire He even said this,
“For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has Himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak.”(John 12:49)
When I look at the average church and when I look at the average person who claims to be a follower of Christ, a question comes to mind: “ Is your Christian faith a raging fire or a dull habit?” The reason why the early church was so different was because it was made up of people who were ignited by the Spirit of God. Another great preacher said this, “We are not going to move this world by criticism of it, nor conformity to it, but by the combustion within it of lives ignited by the Spirit of God.”
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