City Church Houston

Love must be understood in the larger biblical context that God is also a consuming fire. Coming near to him, his fire will shape your life. God speaks his words out of the fire, and you can meet with God there and not be consumed. And the words he gives there become transformative. His fire is disruptive, but it brings new life, and that spreads to others. Sometimes Christians are on fire in a way that is more toxic than helpful. This passage shows the only way to move forward from that. God is jealous for exclusive loyalty. What do you go to when look for something to make you feel okay? Whatever that is, we often make idols of those things—we give our hearts to other things instead of to God. Jesus never gave his heart to an idol, yet he was consumed by God’s fire in our place.