ON FIRE FOR GOD
Part 2


JEREMIAH 20:7

A. A REMARKABLE TESTIMONY BY JEREMIAH THE PROPHET
  1. He had a most difficult mission: Compare Jer. 20:7-9 with chapter 18:18
  2. Continued and bitter opposition discouraged him to a point where he sought to give up the ministry - verse 9
  3. Burning fire within kept him going: Compare Jer. 1:4-9 with Isa. 6:6-10
B. FORCES THAT SET THE SOUL ON FIRE FOR GOD
  1. God's Word in the heart:
    1. Jeremiah's experience - Jer. 5:14; 23:29
    2. Think of Peter on the day of Pentecost - Acts 2:14
    3. Stephen is still another example of what the Word of God will do in the heart - Acts 7:1-53
  2. Sensing the worth of eternal values will set the heart on fire:
    1. Paul and his kinsmen - Rom. 9:1-3
    2. Moses and his nation - Ex. 32:32
    3. John Knox and Scotland - "Lord give me Scotland or let me die."
  3. The love of Christ constraineth us:
    1. The love of Christ is stronger than death - John 13:1; Isa. 54:8
    2. It is the impelling power that moves men to live and, if need be, die for him - Acts 21:13
    3. We have a panorama of witnesses who gave their lives for Christ - Heb. 11:34-40
  4. The presence and indwelling of the Holy Spirit sets the soul on fire:
    1. John the Baptist was a burning and shining light - John 5:35
    2. Apollos, an eloquent man, was mighty to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ - Acts 18:24, 25
    3. Paul was, perhaps, one of the greatest preachers of all times because he was full of the Holy Spirit.
C. COMPELLING REASONS WHY EVERY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST OUGHT TO BE ON FIRE FOR GOD
  1. Present truth:
    1. The Three Angels' Message ought to set us on fire for God - Rev. 14:6-14
    2. The gospel of restoration ought to burn in our hearts - Acts 3:19-21; Isa. 56:1-6; 58:1-14
    3. Preparing a people for translation is still another impelling reason for being on fire for God.
  2. The shortness of time is a compelling power which ought to motivate us to be on fire for God:
    1. Paul's statement - Rom. 13:11-14
    2. Signs point to the end of all things - Matt. 24:33
  3. The open door in the mission field is a compelling reason to be on fire for God:
    1. Never before in the history of the world was there such a thirst for knowledge as there is in the world today.
    2. The doors are wide open to enter new fields for soul winning.
    3. This will not be long; Satan will do his utmost to stop the progress of the Word of truth - 1 Pet. 5:8; Rev. 12:12
  4. But there are still other factors that ought to arouse us to action:
    1. The lukewarm condition among so many of our people is good reason to be on fire to help them find a new experience in the things of God - Rev. 3:14-17
    2. What the world needs today is men and women that are literally aglow with the light of present truth to help others to accept it to their joy and salvation.
  5. Do you see people on fire for God?
    1. They will be busy spreading the good news of the soon coming of Christ.
    2. They will live a life of constant sacrifice for God and His cause.
    3. Dear reader, are we among the people in whom the light of present truth is so powerful that it cannot be stopped?


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