Poetry ~ Amy Carmichael, Refining Fire

(Isaiah 1:25)

O Lord our God, to Thee is known
   Our inmost heart's desire;
Thy love is fire, Thy love alone;
   O bathe our soul in fire.

And purge away our dross,
   And take away our tin;
And by the virtue of Thy Cross
   Renew us,  Lord within.

O turn Thy hand, Thy wounded hand,
   On us who love Thy name,
And make of us a holy band,
   A soggy, burning flame.

Amy Carmichael

Good knows all things,  he even knows our heart. Someone who had known God and experienced his goodness has seen the flames grow inside their hearts.  Our God is a consuming fire. Oh that he would capture our hearts once again today and kindle the fire of our hearts.  Then we can serve him… then and only then can we be used by Him.

S. T. 
Acts 20:24
"But, none pf these things move me..."

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