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01-29-01

This word is submitted by Tammy Gelis (TGelis9638@aol.com)

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Playing with Fire

While standing out on my deck tonight I heard the father speak to me the following and felt was message for his body in general. I kept seeing vision of fire in the sky. It was burning very bright. I kept hearing the Lord say:

I am coming in balls of fire. My fire is about to be poured out like it never has been before. It has even yet begun to burn. But my people are not taking it seriously. They look at it and say 'wow, His fire has come.' They come near it, enjoy the warmth from it and the nearness of My presence they feel near it. But they continue to come and play with the fire. They continue to come near My presence and not allow My fire to do what I have desired for it to do in their lives. They have not allowed it to cleanse and purify them. They continue to enjoy the fringe benefits from the fire and even handle it with their hands as if it will never burn them, with an attitude that 'it cannot burn me. I am in control here. I can handle His fire.'

But yeah I say to you this day that no longer will you be able to play with the fire unless you are willing to die in it. I will purify I will clean My church. I will purify My bride.

There are those that even see the fire a distance off and turn the other way and pretend it is not there. Or see something else move in front of it and say, 'Oh good, I don't have to deal with things right now.'

But I say to you that though the clouds may hide the fire at times, it is there. It will still consume it will still do the work I have commanded it to do. Open yourself to My fire. Let it do that which I desire it to do. It will not harm you if you give in to it. Let it mold you and melt you. Let it make you pure and holy before Me. Allow it to draw you closer to Me, rather than live in fear of it. Stop playing with it and take seriously My presence, My fire. Let it do in you what I mean for it to do. Make an altar before Me and let the fire consume all that is not of Me. Humble yourselves before Me and I will raise you up. Humble yourselves and you will not be burned by the fire but changed yet from glory to glory. Embrace the fire.

In Christ
Tammie