Fire Power

 

FIRE POWER 🔥 

By George Thurlow

©️July 30, 1996

No fireman in God’s Kingdom 

For the fire is meant to spread.

God wants hearts with flaming passion

To work for Him instead.

He needs those who are lit with burning souls;

Who will fan the flame:

To carry the torch to the dying world

And to glorify His name.

He doesn’t want fire extinguishers 

Who will snuff out the blaze,

Or those who flicker then smolder

Turn to ash near the end of the race.

He desires not the burnt out 

All the ones who have lost their spark.

He prefers those brightly glowing

Faithful to do their part.

 

God’s not pleased with dying embers,

But crackling, roaring fires:

Lighting up the darkened world

For saving souls aspire.

My friend He is calling to you and me

To “Be filled with the Holy Ghost”.

It’s then the flame will be kindled

And through Him accomplish the most.

Let’s not quench the Spirit’s fire,

But let it burn brightly in our souls.

And be about the Great Commission 

Under the power of the Holy Ghost.

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Acts 1:8

“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” 

Matthew 28:18-20 

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Don’t Live Below Your Means

 DON’T LIVE BELOW YOUR MEANS

By George Thurlow

August 2, 1997

No longer will I ever

Live below my means,

As a spiritual pauper,

I’m a child of the King.

No longer will I grovel,

Forage for crumbs and scraps;

I’m now feasting at God’s table

And never again will lack.

Today I claim my inheritance 

For the Bible is my will.

I am joint-heir with Jesus

For His precious Blood was spilt.

I’m drinking from a golden cup

Full of sparkling brand new wine,

And I am nourished and I’m strengthened 

By abiding in the vine.

I no longer shiver,

I am warmed beneath God’s wing;

And the Spirit’s fire

Provides eternal spring.

I’m no longer clothed in filthy rags,

But the righteousness of Christ.

My past is gone forever,

I have a brand new life.

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Romans 8:17

“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.” 

John 15:4-5

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 

2 Corinthians 5:21

“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

Conquering Spirit

 CONQUERING SPIRIT

By George Thurlow

August 2, 1997

I’ve been given a conquering spirit;

I ‘m no longer powerless:

But I have one of determination 

To take action and possess.

Christ’s given me strength for triumph

In the midst of trial and heat.

I’ve been filled with the Holy Spirit

For conquest not defeat.

Christ has gone on before me

Now I follow where He led.

I have authority and power

To trample demon’s heads.

You’ve given me a vision

On which my mind is fixed.

I refuse to retreat or surrender 

When the enemy’s already licked.

No reports of giants

Can make me change my mind

For l’ve been given a promise 

That victory is all mine.

No obstacle or circumstance 

Can bring discouragement or dismay,

For I’m focused on the Savior 

My faith won’t waver or sway.

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Romans 8:37 

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Luke 10:19 

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Praying In The Spirit

 PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT

By George Thurlow

©️December 8, 1997

I have never heard your voice Lord,

Yet you whisper in my ear;

And though I have never seen you,

I know that you are near.

When I speak I know you hear me.

You answer in subtle ways;

And confirm your Word within my heart

As the Holy Spirit relays.

In this quiet sanctuary 

Your gentle breath I feel.

A current of love engulfs me;

Your presence is so real.

You don’t come to me in thunder

Or the flashing of brilliant light;

Yet I’m energized with power

Through your strength and might.

I know that you pray through me 

By the groaning that I hear;

And the way my heart is pleading 

And through the trickling of my tears.

Supernaturally, Spirit to spirit 

We commune as one:

Since you dwell within me,

Because I am your son.

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Romans 8:26-27 

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

Jude 1:20

“But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,”

The Day of Small Things

 THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS

By George Thurlow

©️September 13, 1998

God’s not a respecter of persons 

He doesn’t favor those of might;

All His Blood washed children

Are precious in His sight.

All the work that Christ has given

For these hands to do,

Will never be too lowly

For this child to do.

No assignment in His Kingdom

Is too menial for me.

When requested by the Master,

It brings only joy to me.

No work is unimportant 

In serving the mighty King, 

For my Lord does not despise 

The day of small things.

When done in His power and blessing 

And performed in His great name;

No task is insignificant 

Without value or mundane.

God has chosen the foolish

To confound the wise.

I’d rather be a fool for Jesus

And be valued in His eyes.

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Zechariah 4:10

“For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.”

1 Corinthians 1:27

“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;” 

Colossians 3:23-24 

“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”