FIRE IN THE BOSOM

Can carry fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burnt?

This is what we desire to do every day. We want to carry fire in our bosom: the fire of sexual passion and the little flame of lusts. We are heating up our destiny, spreading it out on the furnace of strange affection. We dare the messengers of fire and subjects of flames. We fan the little fire that destroys great destinies.

Joseph had the opportunity for romance and sexual relationship with Mrs Potiphar but he fled. He could have been thinking “As long as I did not have sex with her, I am okay.” He could have done all the prelude to sexual intercourse and still be feeling like a saint. He could have survived the touches, he could have survived the urges, he could have survived the romance but he would not have survived the raging fire that would have engulfed his destiny. He would have kindled a seemingly innocent fire that would have burn silently under his bosom and the little innocent fire would have engulfed his future resulting in a raging inferno that generations after him would not be able to survive. His outward life would have been looking green but the strength of this destiny would have been depleted.

"When it comes to sexual sins; sometimes there would be desire, there would not be opportunity. Sometimes there would be opportunity, and there would not be desire. But when opportunity meets desire, even God would not be able to help you."

That was how David strolled into sexual sin and his throne lost the smile of God. And God placed a curse on his ancestry! Samson obstinately set fire on his destiny. The fire did not burn at once. The strange fire burnt for twenty years. While it burns nobody knew about it. There are young people today too who are secretly enjoying the pleasures of sexual sins. The little fire underneath Samson destiny raged for twenty years emitting varying degrees of heat until it finally consumed him. The fire did not consumed him in the first month or in the first year; it consumed him after twenty years. Sexual sins are seeds; their harvest is a guarantee. 

"If Mary had committed fornication once and repented, God would have forgiven her. But her destiny of birthing the saviour would have been aborted. Only a virgin can birth Jesus.

There are some destinies only virgins can birth them forth!"

Esther could have said “Oh no I want to preserve my virginity for my future husband.” That would have been her best decision. But she could have harboured little flames of sexuality from the men of Shushan and say it doesn’t matter. They could have touched her breast and she would think, “It doesn’t matter, I’ve not lost my virginity.” They could have slapped her buttocks and she would have said, “It still doesn’t matter, I’ve not lost my virginity.” And she would have been wrong! The lady who commits the act of sexual intercourse is as a sinner as someone who was caressed and romanced. Yes, the symptoms are different but the cure is the same.

What fire are you sustaining under your bosom? What are the little flames you are hiding in your bosom? God told David “You carried this fire secretly under your bosom, but I will expose you openly." What are the fires depleting your spiritual strength? What are the fires sucking your spiritual zeal? What fire leaves you weak on the battle field of life?

What fire are you sustaining under your bosom? What are the little flames you are hiding in your bosom? God told David “You carry this fire secretly under your bosom but I will expose you openly”.

What are the fires depleting your spiritual strength? What are the fires sucking your spiritual zeal? What fire leaves you weak on the battle field of life? The Lord is saying “Come, Let me put out the fire for you. Let me give you grace that will preserve your calling."