Lord send YOUR Fire!

Latest news – September 2006

Fires caused havoc in Greece towards the end of the summer. We were on holiday in Halkidiki at the time and stood in horror as we watched a blaze start and then spread to cover 4000 hectares of land across the bay on the first finger... Tragically, 2 lives were lost. At the same time a huge fire engulfed the Peloponese region in the south of Greece destroying 5000 hectares.

A week later back home a family apartment went up in flames – just 50 metres from our home. 2 days later all 3 legs of Halkidiki were again ablaze – much smaller fires this time.

The sad thing about the Halkidiki fire was that it was an act of arson and we saw it start – the authorities were told but the newspapers reported that because it was raining in Thessaloniki, they thought the rain would move down there – so no fire appliances went for about 6 hours!

For us this is a prophetic picture!

Fires are starting in Greece – small at first but they will spread – these fires are in the hearts of a few. Some think that they will just go out, but when it’s too late, the blaze will have taken hold. God is on the move here.

Lord give us this nation – cause the heart of this land to change.

Personally

We had a great week away seeking the Lord – Doors continue to open, hearts are changing…

This week a group of German guys join us for some Men of God days…

Lynn & Carolyn are off to Australia next week….

John 15:2 Every branch of mine that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

So often we hear the word that he cuts of every branch that does not bear fruit – and actually live with an expectation that those fruitless things will be pruned off, - but actually this scripture says that he prunes all the fruitful stuff that goes on in our lives too – to make it more fruitful..

This is a great way to see where your anointing/ gifts really lie – take a few minutes too reflect – what has been pruned lately, what is it that I give myself for that is being trimmed by the father? If we don’t prune the fruitful area’s they will eventually produce sour grapes!