13/10/2026
Glory to God, church, don’t lose your fire! Keep the fire stoked because fires by nature go out! Cry out for a greater hunger for God, a greater hunger for fellowship, prayer, and the word of God! Cry out for the boldness and courage to be His light and lamp in this dark world! Guard your heart for out of it come all the issues of life! Prov 4:23.
Backsliding doesn’t always begin with some great sin! Often, it begins with small decisions to draw back, a cooling of the heart, a growing criticism of the church, finding fault with your brothers and sisters, and a desire to withdraw rather than gather with the saints in faith!
Before long, there’s a resentment towards those who don’t seem to be doing enough, little roots of bitterness, bitter root judgements that cut you off from grace and a growing desire for more time for yourself, and less hunger for the things of God!
The frightening thing is that you may not even recognise what’s happening! Your passion for prayer begins to fade, your urgency to win souls disappears, your hunger for God’s presence diminishes, and before you know it, you’ve become lukewarm! Instead of gathering people into the house of God, you’re influencing others to draw away!
The scriptures warn us, “Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God.” Hebrews 3:12
Come on, Church! Guard your fire! Don’t allow offence, disappointment, complacency or the deceitfulness of sin to steal your first love! Stir up the gift! Return to the prayer closet! Pray for those who spitefully use you, bless those who curse you and press deeper into fellowship! Get your eyes off people and back onto Jesus!
Romans 12:11 says we should be “not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.”
Father, forgive me for every place where I’ve allowed my love to grow cold! Deliver me from offence, criticism, complacency, and spiritual laziness! Holy Spirit, rekindle the fire of my first love! Restore my hunger for prayer, Your Word, Your presence, and the salvation of souls! Set my heart ablaze again for Your glory! Give me a new vision and dream for the work of God. I break agreement with grumbling and mumbling. and choose to forgive all those that have discouraged me, disappointed me, let me down, and I again step into the harness to be doing the will of my Father in heaven, In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen!
Don’t let yesterday’s fire become today’s ashes! Keep burning for Jesus!