Hot/Cold

Right now our country, well the world, is dealing with something called "swine flu." Well I don't know much about nothing but I do personally think that this topic is being blown out of proportion. But, as I have sat and listened to the radio and watched the news I have noticed how hot/cold we Americans are.

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For a day or two everyone was just all up in arms over this epidemic. It was all you heard people talking about. People were scared, parents were making their kids wear masks to school. After school activities were being canceled. It was if the sky was falling.

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Then, just as quickly as people got all upset about it, it seems to have died down. We have had a rash of thunderstorms come through and now all everyone is talking about is the weather. I think back to when the gas prices shot up really high. Everyone jumped on that band wagon for a few days or weeks and now you rarely hear anyone saying anything about the price of gas.

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So, I'm thinking...do we do that as Christians? Do we get all excited and jump on the band wagon for Christ to only let it die down after a few days...a few weeks? "'You prophets who do nothing but dream — go ahead and tell your silly dreams. But you prophets who have a message from me — tell it truly and faithfully. What does straw have in common with wheat? Nothing else is like God's Decree. Isn't my Message like fire?' God's Decree. 'Isn't it like a sledgehammer busting a rock?'" Jeremiah 23:28-29. (MSG)

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So many times we get on fire for many different things to only allow our flame to flicker out like a birthday candle being blown out. If you feel like you are losing your flame read God's word! It says right here that God's message is like fire! Re-ignite yourself! Ignite your church! Ignite your community! Ignite your home! Better yet...start an out of control blazing furnace of a fire!