February 25, 2023: Baptized With Holy Spirit and Fire

"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me .... He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Matthew 3:11, ESV)

John the Baptizer knew that the Kingdom transition, that was taking place during his watch, would require Messiah's followers to be filled with Holy Spirit and fire to advance. He knew that Messiah would be the one to baptize the ecclesia with the Holy Spirit and fire. The Baptizer knew that the Kingdom's direction would require its subjects to be immersed in Holy Spirit and fire. 

Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. With Him comes the fruit of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit. With Him comes the power to be genuine witnesses of Christ. The fire consumes what is not of the Kingdom, every tree not bearing fruit. The fire purifies the works of the righteous! The fire is to burn inside the followers of Christ. It motivates the Saints to action. Example: Jeremiah said, " ...there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot." (Jeremiah 20:9, ESV)

Fire speaks of the power of God. It fell on Moses' Mount Sinai, Elijah's sacrifice, and Solomon's new altar—and that fire will fall on every new believer who asks for it. The church was born in the fire and was created to live in the fire of God