The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:   — John 10:10a

There is someone who desires to steal your life, to put out your fire, to stop the revival in you.  The devil and his demons are agents of death and destruction.  In order to carry out their desire in your life, they must stop the revival in you.  How do they do it?  They come to steal it, to make you dead again, so your life will be destroyed.  There are situations, circumstances, people, problems, that come at you daily to put your fire out!  Discouragement, depression, lies of the devil all work to stop your revival fire.  The enemy comes against your soul to put the fire out in your spirit or to keep it contained within your spirit.  You can detect when something is taking life out of you; you can sense when you are headed in a wrong direction.  You will feel sick or “zapped” on the inside.  Change your thinking, hang up the phone, get away from that person, and rekindle the fire in you.  You must not only learn to feed the revival in you but you must also learn to protect the fire that is in you.  Stay around people hotter than you, people who will help keep you revived.  The enemy will use lies and error to try to get you into strife and unbelief.  Just go back to the Word and the Truth to feed your fire.  Quote the Word, shout His praises, pray in tongues, and avoid the what and the who that bring death to your revival.  The enemy hates life and will do all he can to stop it.  The thief will come, but he does not have to steal from you!

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

— I Timothy 2:4

God is no respecter of persons.  He desires that all, not some, be saved.  We have always understood that Jesus came for all, suffered for all, died for all, and was raised for all.  God’s will = that He quickens all men-–revives all men, gives life to all men.  But notice, that is not the end of God’s will for man.  God also wills that all men come into the knowledge of the truth.  Why?  Because it is truth that fuels the fire!  It is truth that takes you beyond life into life more abundantly.  It is truth that will take you from a flicker to an all-out fire.  The Holy Spirit will lead you and guide you into all truth.  He will take you into a deeper, more on-fire place with God through the Word, or the Truth.  The Word and Truth are the logs on which your revival fire will burn.  When you come into the knowledge of the truth, you will become more and more free.  This allows the living God in you, the Spirit of God, to come out of your spirit and start to live in your soul and body.  Where truth is, the Spirit of the Lord is allowed to be, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty, or freedom.  As revival spreads out of your spirit into your mind, will, and emotions, a new freedom will come into your life–-a new excitement, a new life, a new fire.  Allow the Spirit of God to be the Spirit of the living God.  Let His revival life spread into all parts of your being.

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

— 2 Timothy 1:6

You have a responsibility as a born-again believer to stir up the gift, the life, the fire, that is in you.  This is not God’s responsibility; it is yours.  What is in you is a gift; it was freely imparted at the new birth.  But now it needs stirring up.  Just like a fire that starts to burn down and gets a white ash over the flame, you must continually knock the white ash off your life to keep burning bright.  Little irritations, worries, cares, and fears must be dealt with by the Word and truth.  Do not allow your soul to be drugged with the cares of the world, but meditate on God’s Word.  Remember daily to stir up the gift of God in you.  If the fire is important to you, you will give it attention.  When you think you can live without the fire, you will let it go out.  Be consistent on a daily basis!  Continue to feed the fire daily.  Continue to read the Word, pray in tongues, guard your heart with all diligence.  Get to the altar of the church and allow the man of God to lay hands and impart more fire into your life.  Stir up!  Wake up!  Arouse the gift, the revival, the fire that is in you!  In that way, as you live your life, you will be in prime condition to co-labor with a living God.  Your revival is important to you and to God!

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God,

— 1Timothy 3:15a

There is a way to behave in the house of God, and as part of a corporate body.  For many years now, Christians have been hurt and wounded in the church.  But the days of strife, of envy, of offense and gossip are coming to an end in the last remnant church.  Truth and love will be the new order of the day.  Brothers and sisters in Christ will now walk in truth with one another and have a concern for each other.  Prayer will take the place of gossip, encouragement instead of envy, and forgiveness rather than offense.  God’s plan and purpose will supersede any self-promoting, any self-advancement in the house of God.  As the anointing continues to increase and the glory continues to rise, there will be no place for the works of the flesh.  We will guard our hearts with all diligence, for out of them flow the life of God (Prov. 4:23).  It is time to deal with past hurts and offenses, not to continue to avoid them.  You must be aware of and allow the Holy Ghost to move in your daily life–-to keep you in a close relationship with God.  The Holy Ghost is quick to correct and to expose anything that is not the correct behavior for a house of God.  You will know how you “oughtest to behave thyself” in the house and as the house of God.