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Topic: Fire-fighter (10/05/06)
Most of us think of firefighters as those heroes of those who place their lives on the line to fight destructive fires. They truly are to be highly commended, along with law enforcement servants who extinguish crimes.

There are other fire fighters that are not so recognized as such. They are to be highly regarded as the greatest fire fighters of all and are unsung heroes of the faith. Pastors of Holy calling are part of the body of Christ around this world that lay down their own life to put out the fires that daily burn. The fires are those of eternal flames of rebellion, flames of poverty, fear, discouragement, grief, and doubt-among others.

The water the clergy use to eliminate fire is the Living Water of Jesus Christ, with the Bible as the fireplug for saints and sinners alike. The Living Water is the source that extinguishes the very fires of hell in any individual who will acknowledge their sin, repent, and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.

The Word of God is powerful and mighty for the pulling down of strongholds. This is the sword or instrument they use to fight the battles for the people who will or will not believe. God’s Word goes forth from these Godly servants mouths and will not return void, but will accomplish the will of God. The scripture is used for reproof, correction, and instructions in right standing with God. The Words of God, used by these slayers of fire, will endure forever, to give light to those who are in the flames that threaten to destroy.

These heroes of the faith are constantly giving of themselves to save the people from the fire that will never be put out. Hell is a word that many do not like to hear and some do not believe to exist, but Hades is a real place. All who will not allow the connection to the One true God, through Jesus His Son, will not have this fire put out. Jesus is the only connection to Father God. It is only by Jesus’ shed blood that any are saved from the eternal fire. The Pastors fight the fires twenty four, seven.

Often they are deprived of rest, fun, time with family, and other things that God intends for all to enjoy. Most of them work long and hard hours with their blessed responsibility. Their focus is upon their purpose that God placed in them- to extinguish the fire that will destroy and deprive the hope of Eternal Life. Their battle is not against flesh and blood but against powers and principalities that will demolish the soul of man, if allowed to.

These true Godly proclaimers of the Gospel of salvation are busy opening eyes of those who are spiritually blind, to turn them from darkness to light, away from Satan and to God. They constantly wait upon the Lord and do their work heartily to glorify God, feeding others with knowledge and understanding. They are thoroughly furnished to all good works.

Many times the Pastors who are fire extinguishers get burnt out themselves. The stresses of life placed upon them and upon their marriages and families, sometimes upon their finances and other personal problems tax them to the point of quitting the work they are called to do.

What can we do to help them to keep the zeal in those unique firefighters? We can be an instrument to build up and not tear down, to support them in anyway possible for their vigorous work of quenching the fires. First and foremost, we must constantly pray for them, and their families, asking God to anoint, strengthen, guide and protect them in spirit, soul, and body. We must passionately ask God to be the lifter of their heads. Prayer is the best gift of all to give them. We must speak words of encouragement and not discouragement. We may lighten their load as much as possible by being the servant of God we are called to be, thanking God for those great, Godly and unusual extinguishers, continually.

“When you pass trough the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze,” says the Lord.” Isaiah 43:2 NIV
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Sara Harricharan
10/12/06
Wow. This was pretty deep, but the message still came across. Keep it up!
Jan Ackerson
10/13/06
A really good title here, and lots of great spiritual material. It could benefit a bit from some tightening up, though. For example, in the 4th paragraph, you seem to arm your fire fighters with swords, and then you give light to people in flames. We know what you're going for, but keeping your metaphors and analogies tighter will make for an easier read. There's a lot here that really preaches--good job.
rehcelle cook
10/13/06
AMEN!
Donna Powers
10/14/06
A good message and you supported it with very good thoughts and Biblical principles. Nicely done.
Catrina Bradley
10/17/06
This was a great description of pastors of firefighters. Thanks for the reminder to pray for mine (again)! In the 4th paragraph,I think you could have left out "or instrument" and just let the Bible be a Sword. I liked it when you said that they "get burnt out themselves" (fire - burnt out - get it? of course you do - you wrote it. :) Really powerful message.
Catrina Bradley
10/17/06
Edit to my comment - I meant "pastors AS firefighters".