Everyone has multiple fires (or passions) within themselves (for many things; i.e. sports, cooking, entertainment, God, etc.). We want our passion for God to grow, and for a fire to grow you must “stoke” it (to stir up, feed, and tend to a fire). We want our fire fed and tended so that, we can be set ablaze for God. We (Nicole and I) want to “stoke” the fires within people for God. We desire that God would use us and tend to people’s fires and grow them, so all of God’s saints can be on fire for Him, both foreign and domestic.
As the English Hymn and good ole camp song goes:
Lord the light of your love is shining
In the midst of the darkness shining
Jesus light of the world shine upon us
Set us free by the truth you now bring us
Shine on me, shine on me
Shine, Jesus shine
Fill this land with the Father’s glory
Blaze, Spirit blaze
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth your word
Lord and let there be light
Lord I come to your awesome presence
From the shadows into your radiance
By the blood I may enter your brightness
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
Shine on me, shine on me
*Coming soon: “Stoking the Fire” is the title for our newsletters
Stoking The Fires 