Will Your Faith Get Your “Fire to The Farm”?
As a Christian, examine your beliefs. Are they built on sound Biblical foundations?
During his teenage years, my father severally carried live glowing embers of fire to his farm.
Upon arriving at those farms, the farmer-boy would have quickly rekindled those weakly glowing embers into flaming fire for roasting or boiling his meal come lunchtime at one of many far-from-home farms.
If the embers were too weak or the farms too far from home, the glowing embers would have flamed-out before he arrives at his farm location.
The farmer will then have to shout-out to neighboring farm camps or trek extra distances to get fire for himself. “There is no smoke without fire" were the telltale signs of his better prepared neighbors.
Modernity has since set in, but I witnessed a bit of his experience in my teen years as a Nigerian.
In those days, getting live-fire to the farm makes the difference between a full stomach or starvation while surrounded by the farm's sumptuous plenty.
Let me clarify this parable
Fifty years ago, fire lighters, and matches were not so common or cheap. Then, many rural African dwellers will often resort to carrying live fire from home to their farms or borrow the same from nearby farm camps.
This saying is so common among Christian communities that many pastors used it to explain why Christians ought to be fervent and steadfast in their faith and Christian living.
In those days, people will often go to their neighbor's kitchens to fetch live fire. I did it too - almost 50 years ago.
The fire must be kept burning.
Years ago, my pastor used to stir his congregation up with, "Shun a Christian faith that won't get your fire to the farm."
As Christians, we are saved by grace through faith and not because of any good merit on our part.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. - Ephesians 2:8
The question you must answer is this. "Will your faith or Christian profession get you to heaven?"
Let me explain.
When anyone says he has been Born Again, we are not apt to doubt their professions. And rightfully so, for who are we to judge?
Still, we ought to probe further to know what we (and those Christians) believe about God and Jesus Christ.
If our beliefs about God and our Savior Jesus Christ are wrong, then, our Christian professions are meaningless. No matter how fervent, such professions can't get any of such professors to heaven.
This is not judgemental Phariseeism. Rather, it is a wake-up call for us to examine our faith and beliefs.
Ensure you're building your faith on the Solid foundation.
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. - 1 Corinthians 3:11
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. - John 14:6
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. - 1 Corinthians 2:5
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