would. Manifesting the mind of Christ, we begin to violently overthrow and cast out all that inwardly defiles us. With the help of the spirit of burning we work out our salvation and in a cooperative effort utterly devour that which originally sought to devour us. The seed of Satan being exposed and removed, our hearts burn all the brighter and get all the hotter. So much so, that sin and demons have no place to go and must therefore flee your vicinity. At this time, yoOur God is a consuming fire (Heb. 12:29). He is so awesome that He fully consumes the hearts and lives of those He touches. He first loved us. We did not love Him. He drew near to us. We did not draw near to Him. Yet after we experience His touch and taste and see that the Lord is good, we in turn seek after Him. Once a human being discovers the manifold goodness of God and the glorious joy of being filled by His Spirit, it keeps him coming back for more. Such is a heart set on fire for the living God.

What is it to be consumed? To consume is to eat or drink up; to use up; to spend; to devour; and to burn up. This is precisely what the Lord does to us when He reveals His love toward us. God initially melts our hearts with His goodness, which causes us to see the error of our ways and repent for neglecting Him. Then as we get a taste of His Spirit and behold His glory, we find ourselves hungering for more. This causes us to earnestly seek Him in expectation of obtaining more food for our famished soul. As we draw near to Him in response to His initial pursuit of us, we find that we are progressively dying to the carnal nature and all its sinfulness. Because pursuing God is hard work, we eventually realize that the time spent elsewhere for sinful purposes is increasingly diminishing as we go after Him.

All the while, God is consuming and eating up our affections. He is drinking up our love. Our loving heavenly Father is using up our time, leaving us less idol time to be found in the devil’s playground. As our passion for God intensifies, His Spirit enflames us within, making our heart hot and incapable of peaceably coexisting with sin. Thus, begins the inner and utter hatred of sin – the very thing that robs us from God and His glorious Presence. Upon realizing that God’s glory and sin don’t mix, we become likeminded with God and suddenly find ourselves thinking and responding as He would. Manifesting the mind of Christ, we begin to violently overthrow and cast out all that inwardly defiles us. With the help of the spirit of burning we work out our salvation and in a cooperative effort utterly devour that which originally sought to devour us. The seed of Satan being exposed and removed, our hearts burn all the brighter and get all the hotter. So much so, that sin and demons have no place to go and must therefore flee your vicinity. At this time, yo

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What is it to be consumed? To consume is to eat or drink up; to use up; to spend; to devour; and to burn up. This is precisely what the Lord does to us when He reveals His love toward us. God initially melts our hearts with His goodness, which causes us to see the error of our ways and repent for neglecting Him. Then as we get a taste of His Spirit and behold His glory, we find ourselves hungering for more. This causes us to earnestly seek Him in expectation of obtaining more food for our famished soul. As we draw near to Him in response to His initial pursuit of us, we find that we are progressively dying to the carnal nature and all its sinfulness. Because pursuing God is hard work, we eventually realize that the time spent elsewhere for sinful purposes is increasingly diminishing as we go after Him.

All the while, God is consuming and eating up our affections. He is drinking up our love. Our loving heavenly Father is using up our time, leaving us less idol time to be found in the devil’s playground. As our passion for God intensifies, His Spirit enflames us within, making our heart hot and incapable of peaceably coexisting with sin. Thus, begins the inner and utter hatred of sin – the very thing that robs us from God and His glorious Presence. Upon realizing that God’s glory and sin don’t mix, we become likeminded with God and suddenly find ourselves thinking and responding as He would. Manifesting the mind of Christ, we begin to violently overthrow and cast out all that inwardly defiles us. With the help of the spirit of burning we work out our salvation and in a cooperative effort utterly devour that which originally sought to devour us. The seed of Satan being exposed and removed, our hearts burn all the brighter and get all the hotter. So much so, that sin and demons have no place to go and must therefore flee your vicinity. At this time, yo

e food for our famished soul. As we draw near to Him in response to His initial pursuit of us, we find that we are progressively dying to the carnal nature and all its sinfulness. Because pursuing God is hard work, we eventually realize that the time spent elsewhere for sinful purposes is increasingly diminishing as we go after Him.

All the while, God is consuming and eating up our affections. He is drinking up our love. Our loving heavenly Father is using up our time, leaving us less idol time to be found in the devil’s playground. As our passion for God intensifies, His Spirit enflames us within, making our heart hot and incapable of peaceably coexisting with sin. Thus, begins the inner and utter hatred of sin – the very thing that robs us from God and His glorious Presence. Upon realizing that God’s glory and sin don’t mix, we become likeminded with God and suddenly find ourselves thinking and responding as He would. Manifesting the mind of Christ, we begin to violently overthrow and cast out all that inwardly defiles us. With the help of the spirit of burning we work out our salvation and in a cooperative effort utterly devour that which originally sought to devour us. The seed of Satan being exposed and removed, our hearts burn all the brighter and get all the hotter. So much so, that sin and demons have no place to go and must therefore flee your vicinity. At this time, yo

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This is the process of divine consumption. It is a two-way street in that God desires to consume you and you desire to consume Him. As you partake of one another, both are satisfied and win! He is your portion and you are His. This is the state of eternal bliss.