Days of Praise ~ Esh Oklah ~ Consuming Fire

“Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden. For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.” Deuteronomy 4:24

Esh Oklah, We praise you because you are a Consuming Fire!

You reveal yourself through images of fire. Part of your holiness is your wrath – a consuming fire – yet you also lovingly reveal yourself as a wall of fire to protect, deliver your people and destroy enemies. 

Your refining fire consumes the sin out of us and you baptize us with your Spirit and with the fire of your love! This amazing process perfects us and conforms us to your image! We have something to live for because we have something to die for! Let our fire for you grow stronger every day!

We praise you through the trials!

• We praise you for your refining fire that perfects us! 
• You refine us by your standard of holiness and righteousness. 
• We need to have the right attitude when trials come. 
• Trials come to prove our faith genuine, which is worth more than gold, and may result in joy and honor. 
• These trials develop perseverance so we can be mature, complete, and lacking in nothing.
• We will consider trials pure joy.

We praise you for your amazing love!

• You are the definition of love. 
• You draw your people with your lovingkindness. 
• No man has greater love than Jesus, who laid down his life for us. This is love – not that we loved you, but that you loved us and sent your Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 
• You proved your love for us on the cross.
• You made us alive in Christ when we were dead. 
• You have poured out your love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom you have given us. 
• If we love you, we will obey you! 
• We praise you that you exult over us with singing! 
• Nothing can ever separate this love! 

We are ready for more!

• Empower us to grasp and know your love. 
• Fill us with your fullness. 
• It is a privilege and an honor to be called your children!  
• We will trust and obey you. 
• Burn out the sin and burn in your fiery love. 
• We will be aglow and burning with your Spirit!