“When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.”

II Chronicles 7:1-2 

A few weeks ago a word was given in pre-service prayer about being sensitive to the nudgings of the Holy Spirit. It has consumed my thoughts and ties directly into some things the Holy Spirit is working out in me.

As the Lord filled the stone and wood temple in 2 Chronicles He filled the Church to be the new temple of living stones in Acts 2. 

What does that mean for me? 

God put the Holy Spirit in me.  He is a light for my personal path, but also a light that I am supposed to be actively shining for others. This light in me is supposed to lift up the name of Jesus and glorify Him through acts and deeds. This light in me should point others to Jesus. 

To quote a pastor I listen to….”In ways that I could understand” I heard the Lord say “I have set a fire within you what is quenching it?”

That question sent me digging through notes on a study I did of the lampstand in the tabernacle. The lamps were filled with oil (which is a symbol of the Holy Spirit) and were  positioned on the lampstand (which represents the Church) to shine its light forward onto the showbread (which for us represents Jesus), every part fulfilling a specific duty. 

The lampstand was the only light for the tabernacle. A bright light in dark surroundings. Today Jesus is the light of the world and He uses His church  to shine that light into our dark surroundings. We are to burn bright with the oil of the Holy Spirit and do just that. 

Back to the original thought what’s quenching my fire? Am I listening to the nudgings of the Holy Spirit so I can reach those around me? Are there things that need to go? Things I need to add?  How can I be a brighter light? I need to put these questions before the Lord  and listen for answers. 

So thankful He never gives up on me, wants to use me and continues to lead me into the good works He has prepared.