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Week of February 22, 2026
I recently said that the Holy Spirit attends where Jesus is preached. We preach Jesus here at Abundant Life. 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 says, “There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all.” (NKJV)
I was reminded of what Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 12:10-11 which says, “Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.” God does not like lukewarmness. In fact, He hates it. Jesus said to the church of Laodicea, “So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth” (Revelation 3:16 NKJV). The Lord would rather have us on fire or even cold than living in a miserable state of lukewarmness. Especially in the times we are living in, there is no room for doing just the bare minimum or for complacency. As Christians, we should give people hope for this life and for their eternity. Real hope is found in Jesus Christ.
King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived said in Ecclesiastes 2:9-10, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.’” In Paul’s letter to the church at Rome, “fervent in spirit” can be translated “on fire” or “boiling over.” The way to keep a fire alive is to continue to feed the fire so it stays strong—and gets even stronger. In the same way, we keep the spiritual fire alive by feeding it. One way we do that is by hearing the Word of God. After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to two discouraged disciples on the Emmaus Road. The Bible tells us that after they had a long conversation with Jesus they said, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32 NKJV). We need to stir up the gift of God that is inside each of us (see 2 Timothy 1:6-7) and keep it stirred so we can help each other and reach the lost for Jesus Christ
Pastor Dave
