You Were Not Created To Be A Consumer
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First of all, you and I were not created First of all, you and I were not created to be consumers, to be consumers, to be consumers, but rather to be consumed by God for His but rather to be consumed by God for His but rather to be consumed by God for His good purposes. good purposes. good purposes. You and I were meant to live a You and I were meant to live a You and I were meant to live a God-centered, other-centered, God-centered, other-centered, God-centered, other-centered, >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> difference-making, en fuego kind of life >> difference-making, en fuego kind of life >> difference-making, en fuego kind of life that burns with passion and purpose. It that burns with passion and purpose. It that burns with passion and purpose. It says this about God in Hebrews chapter says this about God in Hebrews chapter says this about God in Hebrews chapter 12. It says, "Therefore, since we are 12. It says, "Therefore, since we are 12. It says, "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be receiving a kingdom that cannot be receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let's be thankful and so worship shaken, let's be thankful and so worship shaken, let's be thankful and so worship God acceptably with reverence and all, God acceptably with reverence and all, God acceptably with reverence and all, for our God is a consuming for our God is a consuming for our God is a consuming fire." fire." fire." You're saying, "Make no mistake about You're saying, "Make no mistake about You're saying, "Make no mistake about it. He is en fuego." it. He is en fuego." it. He is en fuego." Our God is transcendent. He is otherly. Our God is transcendent. He is otherly. Our God is transcendent. He is otherly. He is holy, perfect, and pure. And like He is holy, perfect, and pure. And like He is holy, perfect, and pure. And like a consuming fire, His presence burns a consuming fire, His presence burns a consuming fire, His presence burns away sin, evil, impurity. He is away sin, evil, impurity. He is away sin, evil, impurity. He is all-knowing. He is all-seeing. He is all-knowing. He is all-seeing. He is all-knowing. He is all-seeing. He is all-powerful. He is absolutely all-powerful. He is absolutely all-powerful. He is absolutely awe-inspiring. He showed up before Moses awe-inspiring. He showed up before Moses awe-inspiring. He showed up before Moses ablaze in a burning bush. He led His ablaze in a burning bush. He led His ablaze in a burning bush. He led His people through the wilderness as a people through the wilderness as a people through the wilderness as a pillar of fire. He descended on the pillar of fire. He descended on the pillar of fire. He descended on the followers of Jesus in Acts 2 like followers of Jesus in Acts 2 like followers of Jesus in Acts 2 like tongues of fire. His love burns hot and tongues of fire. His love burns hot and tongues of fire. His love burns hot and it never goes out. He is a it never goes out. He is a it never goes out. He is a self-combusting, inextinguishable, self-combusting, inextinguishable, self-combusting, inextinguishable, eternal, all-consuming fire and He never eternal, all-consuming fire and He never eternal, all-consuming fire and He never changes.
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changes. changes. He never changes. He never changes. He never changes. But I'm telling you this, His presence But I'm telling you this, His presence But I'm telling you this, His presence changes anything it touches.
Summary
We are called to be consumed by God for His purposes, not to be mere consumers, living a God-centered, difference-making life. Hebrews 12 describes God as a consuming fire, holy and perfect, whose presence purifies and transforms. Therefore, we should embrace God's transformative power, allowing His burning love to reshape us.