Being in the presence of The Ancient of Days is not a normal experience. Most of life is spent in the grind of living, the great sweating struggle with “thorns and thistles”. But every now and then God or The Angel of The Lord (it is a great mystery) moves across your path and invites you to experience a glimpse into the Other Realm. Such was my last four days as we fired the wood kiln. It is always difficult to explain but here goes. Our wood kiln is 7’ tall and 22’ long and as it is named, it is fired using about 10 cords of hardwood. At its peak, the kiln is around 2400°. That is hotter than any normal human will experience in their lifetime. And experience is what you have because every few minutes you open a large door, stare into the heart of this scaredness and throw in more wood. It is blinding, knocks you back 10 to 15 feet, and demands a reverential fear that is Truly Holy…if you are seeking God with all your heart. Who thinks such thoughts, “Yes I AM going to put fire inside trees and it will be miraculously kind and a window to ME” I am always surprised that more people don’t seek God just for the meaning of perhaps meeting Him. Here is a clue I have found in the Bible; He likes fire, mountaintops, water, quiet, blue, purple, and scarlet, gardens, forests, hiking, dirt/clay, and mostly--your heart.
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