Post by danlirette on Apr 9, 2007 20:53:27 GMT -5
The Baptism Of Fire
By Dan Lirette
(Transcribed from audio tape)
Heavenly Father we exalt you and worship you. We call your name wonderful. Jesus, we thank you for dying on the cross of Calvary, for shedding your blood for the sins of the world and for rising from the dead. Now, let that resurrection power, Oh God; flow even through our very beings out to this lost and dying humanity, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Hallelujah! Praise God for His yoke destroying burden-removing anointing. It is the Anointing of God, and of God alone that heals the sick, raises the dead and casts out devils. The word of God declares in Zechariah 4 v 6, “That it's not by might nor by power but by my Spirit saith the Lord of Hosts.” It is by the Spirit, I said its by the Spirit of God that devils are cast out. I said it is by the Spirit of God that the dead are raised. It is not by power nor by mans might but it is by the Spirit of Almighty God. Not one man, woman or child has ever healed the sick nor has anyone ever cast out a devil without the Anointing and the power of the Holy Ghost of God. But what exactly is the Anointing of the Holy Ghost? Here is the answer my friend. You want to know what the anointing is? Here is your answer. The Anointing is the tangible presence of Almighty God. Did you hear it? I said the Anointing is the tangible presence of almighty God. That's the Anointing. For example, if you try casting a devil out of someone without the Anointing of the Holy Spirit then you will learn real quick that the devil is not coming out. If you try pulling someone out of a wheelchair without the Anointing that comes from God then you will notice real quick that that person in the wheelchair has not been healed and is not walking. You can command devils to come out of people until you are blue in the face but without the Anointing you are just speaking empty words with no life in them. You can lay hands on the sick all you want but without the Anointing, the tangible presence of Almighty God to save, heal and deliver from the hand of the devil then you are doing nothing more than wasting time, that should be spent seeking God for His Anointing, from on high.
You see my friend the Anointing is powerful it is not to be mocked or played with. There are too many people who claim to have the Anointing who really have nothing more than a bunch of gibberish. Having a goose bump is not having the Anointing. Now, did you get that? I said having a goose bump is not having the Anointing…Just because you scream at the devil doesn’t mean that your words are Anointed. I will tell you exactly who is Anointed to heal the sick and cast out devils. People, who have separated themselves to seeking the face of God in prayer, people who have cried out to the Lord God with all their hearts. People who have applied Luke 3 v 16 and 17 to their lives, which says, “John answered saying unto them all, I indeed baptise you with water but one mightier than I cometh the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose. He shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost. (Now, listen to this part)… and with Fire… whose fan is in his hand and he thoroughly purges his floor and will gather the wheat into his garner but the chaff he will burn with fire and quenching." You see, John said that Jesus will baptise us with the Holy Ghost and with Fire! You see most of us in the body of Christ today are happy with just being saved. We are glad we were baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost and that’s where we stop; at the baptism of the Holy Ghost, when God has got more, much more for each and everyone of us. We just read it! We need to go further than just the baptism in the Spirit of God we need to take the next step in that verse in Luke that we just read. We need to seek God for the baptism of fire. That’s the only way that a Holy God can Anoint us for public ministry, after we have been baptised in Fire. There is no other way. There are not any shortcuts - there is only one way to get the anointing of the Holy Spirit and that’s by way of sin burning fire! Oh, it is a great blessing to have received the baptism in the Holy Ghost but it is an even greater blessing to receive the baptism in the sin burning fire of Almighty God! The baptism in the Holy Ghost assists me in my personal time with the Lord but the Anointing of the Holy Ghost assists me in public ministry to the sick and oppressed of the devil. But in order to get from the baptism of the Holy Ghost to the anointing of God I have got to get baptised in the fire of God. Even Jesus himself could do no miracles without the powerful Anointing of the Holy Ghost and that is backed up by the word of the living God. Acts 10 v 38 declares plainly, “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power who went about doing good and healing all, not some but all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with him.
So in order to get from the baptism in the Holy Ghost to the Anointing of the Holy Ghost we must first of all, receive the baptism of fire that is spoken of in Luke 3 v 16 and 17. Let's read Luke 3 v 16, it says again…. “John answered saying unto them all, I indeed baptise you with water but one mightier than I cometh the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose. He shall baptise you (lets say he shall saturate you, fill you, soak you), with the Holy Ghost. And he will baptise you, soak you, saturate you, and fill you with Fire! That’s what God wants to do in your life today. He didn’t only want to see you just speaking in other tongues, he wants to see you lay hands on the sick and raising the dead but you have got to go by way of the fire, the fire of God. There is only one way to do that.
Now lets just see what this sin destroying baptism of fire is. Jeremiah 23 v 29 declares plainly, “Is not my word like as a fire saith the Lord.” Hallelujah! Thank you Lord. That my friend is the baptism of fire, its nothing more than getting deep into Gods word and allowing it to bring to light all that is not pleasing to God. Simple isn’t it. Well not so fast, when you begin getting Gods word into your heart you will notice many of your short comings, you will notice hidden sin even, that you didn’t want to deal with. When all of these things are brought to light by Gods words do not become discouraged, just repent and give yourself over to Gods care. So receiving the baptism of fire as spoken of in Luke 3 v 16 is really just allowing Gods Holy Word to become resident within our spirits, so that all sin and evil can be detected and thrown into the fire of God. Jeremiah 23 v 29, I just read it, it tells us that the baptism of fire is actually the baptism in the word of God. “Is not my word like as a fire says the Lord of Hosts.” So dig deeper than you ever have into Gods word my brother my sister. Put the readers digest off the shelf and in the trash can, take your bible out of the attic and get into it. God wants to Anoint you and you personally for public ministry where healing will flow out of you, deliverance will flow out of you, where devils will scatter with but a word that contains the Anointing of God in it. Don’t you want to see many souls come to Jesus? Don’t you want to see the sick get healed, and the oppressed get delivered? Then dig into Gods word let it become your sander, do nothing outside of the word. Anything that the word would reveal to you that is not pleasing in the sight of God, get rid of it. Observe all of Gods commandments and the Anointing will fall on you, you will come out as a diamond in the eyes of God and people will be amazed at the ministry that you are demonstrating through the Holy Ghost. Hallelujah! And when you do separate yourself to God to prayer and to Gods word then you will be able to say as Jesus said it in Luke 4 v 18 and 19, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted to preach deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind to set at liberty them that are bruised to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”
God wants you to receive the baptism of Fire today! Will you allow him to dig deep into you heart and burn out everything that is not pleasing and then anoint you? Will you let him do it today? Raise up your hands right where you are, right now and we are going to pray; we are going to ask God to come down and minister to you. Bow your head and raise up your hands…
Heavenly Father in the precious and in that mighty name of Jesus, we come to your throne of grace Oh God, to obtain help and mercy and grace in the time of our need. Father I pray that you would give us all a baptism not only in the Holy Ghost but a baptism in fire so that we will be prepared to see signs wonders and miracles flow out of our very hands, so we can minister to the broken hearted of this world… Father we want a baptism of fire to fall afresh on us and in our spirits even right now. To the one listening Oh God, send the Fire; Father to the one seeking send the fire. To the one praying send the fire!
By Dan Lirette
(Transcribed from audio tape)
Heavenly Father we exalt you and worship you. We call your name wonderful. Jesus, we thank you for dying on the cross of Calvary, for shedding your blood for the sins of the world and for rising from the dead. Now, let that resurrection power, Oh God; flow even through our very beings out to this lost and dying humanity, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Hallelujah! Praise God for His yoke destroying burden-removing anointing. It is the Anointing of God, and of God alone that heals the sick, raises the dead and casts out devils. The word of God declares in Zechariah 4 v 6, “That it's not by might nor by power but by my Spirit saith the Lord of Hosts.” It is by the Spirit, I said its by the Spirit of God that devils are cast out. I said it is by the Spirit of God that the dead are raised. It is not by power nor by mans might but it is by the Spirit of Almighty God. Not one man, woman or child has ever healed the sick nor has anyone ever cast out a devil without the Anointing and the power of the Holy Ghost of God. But what exactly is the Anointing of the Holy Ghost? Here is the answer my friend. You want to know what the anointing is? Here is your answer. The Anointing is the tangible presence of Almighty God. Did you hear it? I said the Anointing is the tangible presence of almighty God. That's the Anointing. For example, if you try casting a devil out of someone without the Anointing of the Holy Spirit then you will learn real quick that the devil is not coming out. If you try pulling someone out of a wheelchair without the Anointing that comes from God then you will notice real quick that that person in the wheelchair has not been healed and is not walking. You can command devils to come out of people until you are blue in the face but without the Anointing you are just speaking empty words with no life in them. You can lay hands on the sick all you want but without the Anointing, the tangible presence of Almighty God to save, heal and deliver from the hand of the devil then you are doing nothing more than wasting time, that should be spent seeking God for His Anointing, from on high.
You see my friend the Anointing is powerful it is not to be mocked or played with. There are too many people who claim to have the Anointing who really have nothing more than a bunch of gibberish. Having a goose bump is not having the Anointing. Now, did you get that? I said having a goose bump is not having the Anointing…Just because you scream at the devil doesn’t mean that your words are Anointed. I will tell you exactly who is Anointed to heal the sick and cast out devils. People, who have separated themselves to seeking the face of God in prayer, people who have cried out to the Lord God with all their hearts. People who have applied Luke 3 v 16 and 17 to their lives, which says, “John answered saying unto them all, I indeed baptise you with water but one mightier than I cometh the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose. He shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost. (Now, listen to this part)… and with Fire… whose fan is in his hand and he thoroughly purges his floor and will gather the wheat into his garner but the chaff he will burn with fire and quenching." You see, John said that Jesus will baptise us with the Holy Ghost and with Fire! You see most of us in the body of Christ today are happy with just being saved. We are glad we were baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost and that’s where we stop; at the baptism of the Holy Ghost, when God has got more, much more for each and everyone of us. We just read it! We need to go further than just the baptism in the Spirit of God we need to take the next step in that verse in Luke that we just read. We need to seek God for the baptism of fire. That’s the only way that a Holy God can Anoint us for public ministry, after we have been baptised in Fire. There is no other way. There are not any shortcuts - there is only one way to get the anointing of the Holy Spirit and that’s by way of sin burning fire! Oh, it is a great blessing to have received the baptism in the Holy Ghost but it is an even greater blessing to receive the baptism in the sin burning fire of Almighty God! The baptism in the Holy Ghost assists me in my personal time with the Lord but the Anointing of the Holy Ghost assists me in public ministry to the sick and oppressed of the devil. But in order to get from the baptism of the Holy Ghost to the anointing of God I have got to get baptised in the fire of God. Even Jesus himself could do no miracles without the powerful Anointing of the Holy Ghost and that is backed up by the word of the living God. Acts 10 v 38 declares plainly, “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power who went about doing good and healing all, not some but all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with him.
So in order to get from the baptism in the Holy Ghost to the Anointing of the Holy Ghost we must first of all, receive the baptism of fire that is spoken of in Luke 3 v 16 and 17. Let's read Luke 3 v 16, it says again…. “John answered saying unto them all, I indeed baptise you with water but one mightier than I cometh the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose. He shall baptise you (lets say he shall saturate you, fill you, soak you), with the Holy Ghost. And he will baptise you, soak you, saturate you, and fill you with Fire! That’s what God wants to do in your life today. He didn’t only want to see you just speaking in other tongues, he wants to see you lay hands on the sick and raising the dead but you have got to go by way of the fire, the fire of God. There is only one way to do that.
Now lets just see what this sin destroying baptism of fire is. Jeremiah 23 v 29 declares plainly, “Is not my word like as a fire saith the Lord.” Hallelujah! Thank you Lord. That my friend is the baptism of fire, its nothing more than getting deep into Gods word and allowing it to bring to light all that is not pleasing to God. Simple isn’t it. Well not so fast, when you begin getting Gods word into your heart you will notice many of your short comings, you will notice hidden sin even, that you didn’t want to deal with. When all of these things are brought to light by Gods words do not become discouraged, just repent and give yourself over to Gods care. So receiving the baptism of fire as spoken of in Luke 3 v 16 is really just allowing Gods Holy Word to become resident within our spirits, so that all sin and evil can be detected and thrown into the fire of God. Jeremiah 23 v 29, I just read it, it tells us that the baptism of fire is actually the baptism in the word of God. “Is not my word like as a fire says the Lord of Hosts.” So dig deeper than you ever have into Gods word my brother my sister. Put the readers digest off the shelf and in the trash can, take your bible out of the attic and get into it. God wants to Anoint you and you personally for public ministry where healing will flow out of you, deliverance will flow out of you, where devils will scatter with but a word that contains the Anointing of God in it. Don’t you want to see many souls come to Jesus? Don’t you want to see the sick get healed, and the oppressed get delivered? Then dig into Gods word let it become your sander, do nothing outside of the word. Anything that the word would reveal to you that is not pleasing in the sight of God, get rid of it. Observe all of Gods commandments and the Anointing will fall on you, you will come out as a diamond in the eyes of God and people will be amazed at the ministry that you are demonstrating through the Holy Ghost. Hallelujah! And when you do separate yourself to God to prayer and to Gods word then you will be able to say as Jesus said it in Luke 4 v 18 and 19, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted to preach deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind to set at liberty them that are bruised to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”
God wants you to receive the baptism of Fire today! Will you allow him to dig deep into you heart and burn out everything that is not pleasing and then anoint you? Will you let him do it today? Raise up your hands right where you are, right now and we are going to pray; we are going to ask God to come down and minister to you. Bow your head and raise up your hands…
Heavenly Father in the precious and in that mighty name of Jesus, we come to your throne of grace Oh God, to obtain help and mercy and grace in the time of our need. Father I pray that you would give us all a baptism not only in the Holy Ghost but a baptism in fire so that we will be prepared to see signs wonders and miracles flow out of our very hands, so we can minister to the broken hearted of this world… Father we want a baptism of fire to fall afresh on us and in our spirits even right now. To the one listening Oh God, send the Fire; Father to the one seeking send the fire. To the one praying send the fire!