INDICATORS OF DYING FIRE

MEMORISE: 'So then because thou art lukewarm, And neither cold nor hot, I will spud thee Out of my mouth.' (Rev 3:16)
READ: 1 Samuel 28:5-6

There are some ways of knowing if the fire of the Holy Spirit in your life is going out. The first thing is Luke warmness. When the first is out, the hot will become lukewarm and the lukewarm will gradually become cold. In those days, we took out Bibles to the toilet with the aim of learning more about Jesus while we are there. Today, many of us feel having read from Genesis to Revelation, we have no need of the word again. Ministers do not prepare sermons anymore: all they do after picking up their Bibles now is to refer to the markings at the margins. Are you lukewarm? If you remain so, God may spud you out of his mouth.

When the fire is out, ashes gather. Ashes represent past testimonies and glories. If you do not have current and living testimonies of your walk with God, it is evidence that the fire is out. If all you say is that in those days God did this or that with me, you have become history! When the fire is burning there will be noise. When the fire of the spirit has gone out in one's life, there will be silence. In 1 Samuel 28:5-6, after God had departed from King Saul, all attempts he made to hear from God were futile. When last did you hear from God? If as a minister God has not whispered something into your spirit for a whole month, your fire may have gone out. If as a member of a congregation, you did not hear a word that challenged you and drew you closer to God in a whole month, either your church is dead or you are dead.

Another way of knowing the fire is out is that flies begin to gather. When the gas cooker is no longer hot, the oil stains will begin to attract flies. Flies represent demons. The devil is called Beelzebub, which means 'father of flies.' When you see minister of God asking for deliverance, you should know something has gone wrong (1Sam 16:14).

The final way of knowing whether the fire is out is that darkness will set in. As long as there is some fire burning, there will be light. But once the light goes out, darkness comes. Sin is darkness. Has the fire gone out in your life? Run to the God of Pentecost today!

ACTION POINT
Examine yourself and list any indicators of dying Holy Ghost fire in your life.
Then do something about it.