Your fire burns in me
The flames engulfing my heart
No darkness can quench what You’ve started
It burns brighter and brighter every day
The bush was set on fire but it was not burnt up
You do not take pride in destruction
Likewise, Your flames do not harm us
They bring about a new beginning
Like gold You purify us
Our deeply embedded sin You separate out of us
You kindle a fury against this world’s injustice
And we go out like blazing torches
Accusing darts fired relentlessly
A hailstorm of fiery arrows
A flurry of lies that pierce to the heart
A flurry of lies that cut to the bone
Are we resisting this onslaught?
Or are we standing by passively?
Accepting this barrage of baseless guilt
Letting it define our identity
Wake up!
The punishment has already been taken
Our guilt has been transferred
Jesus takes all of our blame
So lift up your shield of faith
And bat every lie away
Never forget what Christ has done
Never let guilt from the past define you
My heart was dark and damp
Rocked by violent storms
The water seeped in through the cracks
My dreams turned to dust
The furnace that once burned bright
Now lay stark and empty
But no heart is too far for my God
He lit a flame of hope in me
My pen strikes the paper
And that same flame ignites
Its embers glowing in every word
Its fragrance rising from every page
If I can pass on this flame
Even if it is to only one person
Then I will have done more
Than I could have dared imagine
