Pentecostal Fire.

 Pentecostal Fire

A Reflection on Acts 2:1-4 and Matthew 3:11

Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 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. (Acts 2:2-4)

Pentecostal fire—not a distant, ancient flame,

But a present, living power that still comes in Jesus' name.

The same fire that fell on that upper room

Is available today to dispel all gloom.

Fire—the presence of the Holy One,

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

It is the fire that purifies and refines,

That makes the believer shine.

Pentecostal fire—not a physical flame we see,

But the spiritual presence that sets us free.

It burns away the dross, the chaff, the sin,

And makes the impure heart whole again.

"He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Matthew 3:11)

Fire—that gives power to witness and to speak,

That makes the timid bold, the weary seek.

It is the fire that fills with love and joy,

That no enemy can destroy.

It falls on us—not because we are worthy,

But because the Father is merciful and the Son is worthy.

It is the gift of God, the promise of the Father,

The Comforter, the Teacher, the One who makes us gather.

Pentecostal fire—fall upon us now,

Fill us with Your presence, teach us how

To live, to love, to serve, to give,

To die to self and truly live.

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.

Pentecostal fire—burn in me,

Let me be a witness for all to see.

Fill me with Your power, Your love, Your grace,

Let me run the race, let me see Your face.

Pentecostal fire—fall again,

Let us be filled, let us not remain

The same as before, but transformed and new,

By the power of the Spirit, in all we do.

Amen.