A fire that burns, but does not consume
Mighty wind engulfs the room…
A desert bush, lit, and burns
This fire is Holy and as He turns…
He speaks truth and commands…
Take off your shoes for where you stand
Tis Holy ground not sinking sand…
The fire which burns, but does not consume…
Will live inside of thee…
Ancient days but future blaze…will set on fire…
Men and women who desire…this promise I will give…
To all my sons and daughters…those who believe and live
In my appointed time…you’ll see…
Holy Fire with tongues unknown, their praises given unto me!
From every tribe and nation, these will glorify the King of kings…
~M. S. O’Neill October 30, 2017
Exodus 3:1-6 Good News Translation (GNT) One day while Moses was taking care of the sheep and goats of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, he led the flock across the desert and came to Sinai, the holy mountain. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him as a flame coming from the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire but that it was not burning up. “This is strange,” he thought. “Why isn’t the bush burning up? I will go closer and see.”
When the Lord saw that Moses was coming closer, he called to him from the middle of the bush and said, “Moses! Moses!”
He answered, “Yes, here I am.”
God said, “Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground. I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Acts 2:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV) Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 2:3-5 New International Version (NIV) They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
