Fire that cleans all unholiness.

 Fire That Cleans All Unholiness

A Reflection on Malachi 3:2-3, Isaiah 6:6-7, and Hebrews 12:29

"For our God is a consuming fire." (Hebrews 12:29)

Fire that cleans all unholiness—not a flame that destroys,

But a refiner's fire that purifies and employs.

It burns away the dross, the chaff, the stain,

And makes the impure heart whole again.

Fire—the presence of the Holy One,

The power of the Spirit, the work of the Son.

It is the fire that fell on Pentecost,

That fills the believer, never lost.

It cleans all unholiness—the hidden sin,

The secret shame, the guilt within.

It purges the thoughts, the words, the deeds,

And plants in the soul the righteous seeds.

"He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver." (Malachi 3:3)

Fire—not a physical flame we see,

But the spiritual presence that sets us free.

It burns away the idols, the lies, the lust,

And turns the sinner's heart to trust.

It cleans—not by destroying, but by refining,

By melting the heart, by gently shining.

It removes the dross of selfish desire,

And purifies us with holy fire.

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand... He touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." (Isaiah 6:6-7)

Fire that cleans—it is the Spirit's work,

To make us holy, to remove the murk.

It is the presence of the living God,

Who purifies the path we trod.

So I invite the fire—not to be consumed,

But to be refined, to be assumed

Into the likeness of the Son,

The holy, righteous, perfect One.

Fire that cleans all unholiness—

Fall upon me, Lord, I pray.

Burn away everything that is not of You,

And make me new, make me true.

Purify me, Lord.

Cleanse me with Your holy fire.

Make me whole, make me pure,

And let me in Your holiness endure.

Amen.