A Heart Aflame, Ten Days to Ignition A Devotional That Will Get You Moving Forward

By John Willis Williams Jr

My passion is to train up radical Holy Spirit-ignited Christians that will impact this generation. More than in any other time in history, this is a generation that needs to be ignited with an all-consuming hunger for God and a fresh dedication and commitment to truth and the power of the Holy Spirit. In my ten-day devotional, A Heart Aflame: Ten Days to Ignition, I am believing that the Holy Spirit will do just that; it is my sincere hope that upon reading this book, you will walk away not only inspired and equipped but ignited. You will come face-to-face with some of the greatest hindrances to revival and living a life full of spiritual passion and confront them head-on and, with God's help, overcome them and let the world watch you burn with spiritual passion. Day One: You will learn that God is no respecter of persons and anyone can move in the power of the Holy Spirit. Day Two: You will be inspired by the Holy Spirit to cultivate a consistency in your relationship with God and fulfill your purpose. Day Three: You will learn how to tap into God's presence and live hooked up to the power source. Day Four: You will get a revelation of the fire of God and how God ignites every believer. Day Five: You will learn to destroy the works of the devil using the name of Jesus. Day Six: You will learn how to flow in the power of the Holy Spirit. Day Seven: You will learn how to hear the voice of God. Day Eight: You will learn how to walk in authority. Day Nine: You will learn the nature of faith. Day Ten: You will learn what the Bible says about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Your Brother in the Lord, John W. Williams Jr If I say, "I won't mention him or speak any longer in his name," His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones. I become tired of holding it in, and I cannot prevail (Jeremiah 20:9 HCSB).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 14, 2016
• ISBN: 9781681978246

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10 Days To Ignition

A Devotional That Will Get You Moving Forward

John Willis Williams Jr.

ISBN 978-1-68197-823-9 (Paperback)

ISBN 978-1-68197-824-6 (Digital)

Copyright © 2016 by John Willis Williams Jr.

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Table of Contents

You Can Do It Too!

Patience to Possess!

Abiding!

The God of Fire!

The Lord Jesus Christ!

The Working of Miracles!!!

The Voice of God!

Dominion is Maintained!

Faith Has An Action!!!

The Gifts!!!

Day One

You Can Do It Too!

And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered. And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs. And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from thee henceforward forever. And his disciples heard it. (Mark 11:12–14 ASV)

And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. (Mark 11:20–23 ASV)

In Mark 11:13–14, Jesus was traveling with his disciples, and he became hungry. As he was walking by a fig tree, he looked for fruit on it, and there was none. So he said to it, Let no one eat fruit from you ever again, and it died.

Now, Peter, one of the disciples, noticed this and told Jesus, Master, behold the fig tree is withered away, and in verse 22, Jesus answered, Have faith in God.

Coming from the mouth of Jesus, this is a powerful statement. Why? Although he was God, on the earth, he functioned by the power of the Holy Spirit, he walked as a man in order to be an example for us. As men, we walk by faith, and this is why what Jesus said is so powerful. The fact that he said it right after he cursed the fig tree and it died, he was showing and explaining to the disciples that what he had just done was done by faith in God, the Father. It was like he was trying to say, It’s no big deal. If you have faith in God, you can do it, too.

In order for the church to begin flowing in the power of the Holy Spirit, it’s going to have to grow in its understanding of how God works. The body of Christ will begin to experience the awesome power of the Holy Spirit more and more as we spend more time in the Word.

Also, Jesus was showing the disciples that God is no respecter of persons. When he cursed the fig tree and it died, he didn’t say, Look at me, I’m God the Son and because of that, I do great miracles. Instead he said, Have faith in God. He wanted his disciples to know he was walking by faith and that the things that were happening in his ministry were happening by trusting the Father (faith), and they could do the same. Quite simply, he was saying, Imitate me.

Sometimes we forget that, as Christians, we are supposed to spend our lives imitating Jesus. Not the local radio talk show host who has never seen a miracle in his ministry, because he refuses to believe God, or the newest television personality, but Jesus. Not just his preaching, but his miracle ministry, too. We are supposed to be disciples of Christ, not disciples of men.

The word disciple in the New Testament is the Greek word mathetes. It means pupil or learner.

In biblical times, there were not many schools. If you wanted to learn something, you had to go through apprenticeship training. You would watch a master craftsman or someone highly skilled at what you wanted to learn, and you would mimic them or imitate them until your work looked exactly like theirs.