“I AM The Keeper of The Flame!”
I heard, “I AM The Keeper of The Flame!”
“Beloved,
Do not fear the moments when your fire feels small.
My Spirit is not a harsh wind that will quench the fire,
but My Breath is the Wind that ignites it.
I AM The Keeper of the Flame.
From the beginning, I breathed life into the dust
and what was lifeless awakened.
So it is with you, Dear One
When your heart feels like a smoldering wick
About to die out.
I will not let it.
I lean close to you and rekindle it with the Breath of Life.
My Breath is the Spirit
The Ruach
The Holy Wind that revives
even the faintest of embers.
As I breathed upon the disciples saying,”Receive the Holy Spirit” so it is with us, My Child.
When you look to Me
And rest in My love,
you will feel the gentle stirring again.
Not a violent gust,
but a steady and sure Wind
that awakens the Holy Fire I placed within you.
I fan into flame the Gifts I have given to you. For I am the Keeper of the Flame and My Breath is Life to you.
The spirit of fear shall flee from the Spirit of Fire within you.
I am the Author and the Finisher
of your faith, Beloved.
What I ignite,
I also sustain!”
BREATHED : Strong’s Greek #1720 emphysáō (from 1722 /en, “in” and physaō, “breathe, blow”) – properly, breathe (blow) in. 1720 (emphysáō) is only used in Jn 20:22 where Christ breathed into the apostles.
By “breathing in Christ’s inbreathing,” 1720 (emphysáō) prefigures “the promise of the Father,” fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost (Lk 24:49; Ac 1:4; Ac 2:1f).
The risen Lord Jesus exercises Divine prerogative, underscoring His identity as Yahweh in the flesh. The breath motif reveals Jesus as the agent of both original and renewed creation (Colossians 1:16–18). (Biblehub)
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and BREATHED into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7.
“Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.” When He had said this, He BREATHED on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” John 20:21-22.
“For this reason I remind you to FAN INTO FLAME the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:6-7.
“A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.” Isaiah 42:3.
~ Deborah Waldron Fry
Beautiful..
A quick confirmation to what I heard and felt today when sudenly the verse came to my mind after communion and I shared it with my husband….