Last Sunday the fire fell at our church. We’d been conducting a weekend of continuous prayer under the headings or “Hope and Healing” which had just come to a close. Unfortunately the candles were left alight in the prayer room and some paper caught alight. Result fire and smoke in the prayer room. Maybe God took our prayers too literally? The good news first. No-one was in the room at the time, and the fire alarm works perfectly… however the fire drill was less successful.
No-one in the building moved or showed any concern or urgency, (even as the shutter to the kitchen was coming down people were trying to get their teas and coffees). The fire wardens sought to clear the room but their pleas fell on deaf ears. (don’t worry health and safety addicts, we are intending to address this immediately!). I guess everyone was thinking, “false alarm, no-one is going to interrupt my chat, fair trade coffee and digestive biscuit”, but it got me thinking…
In these days of rumours of revival, what happens if the “fire of God does fall” ? How are we going to act? Will we be willing to respond and react to what God is doing, or will we be reticent to alter our well worn ways of doing things? (“Please Lord, I’m very happy for You to move as long as its at the appropriate time of our service that we have a measure of control of, and please don’t interrupt our after service drinks”.
There’s a cost and incovenience that often accompanies the “suddenly” of God. Coffees off, the fire’s come, its time to move…
1 comment:
An interesting and thought provoking story. Keep up the good work Jonathan
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