Only the Fire Knows

The things I build are wood, hay and stubble

They may look good, but they don’t survive the fire

They are temporary toys

What’s born of You is of Your Spirit

Steadfast and sure

Like gold refined in the fire

They never pass away

Only the fire knows, only the fire sees, only the fire reveals

Like a moth to the flame

I can’t resist Your touch

I’m drawn to the fire in Your eyes

Never look away

And I will hold You close while You consume me

Burn away, burn away, burn away

All that gets in the way

“Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire?

Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

Your eyes will see the King in His beauty

They will see the land that is very far off”

(Isaiah 33:14-17)

The devouring is not all the enemy

You devour, too

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