anazopureo

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:6-7

Paul reminds Timothy of the great gift of the Holy Spirit.  The Spirit is characterized by love, power, soundness of mind.  Not fear.  Not fear.  What a great reminder!

In our world fear is the controller.  Fear of man makes us act a certain way.  Fear of exposure makes us hide away from people.  Fear.  How much does it control us?  Too much!

But here Paul is reminding not only Timothy, but all of us. We have not been given a Spirit of fear.  What comfort.  As believers in Jesus Christ we have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit.  This gift from God is the Comforter and discernment of all things in the mind of God. He is power and might.  He is the Spirit of quickening that worked in Christ to raise Him from the dead.  He is the Holy Spirit.  Bright burning fire to change the hearts of men.

And look at the verse.  When Paul writes "stir up", it's a Greek word anazopureo.  This is the only time in the Bible this word is used.  It means, to re-kindle the living fire.  The living fire!   And think of rekindling.  Adding fuel and air to fan back into flame that great power.  Oh that we would be fanned into flame and continue feeding the fire with the Word of God and fanning with Prayer.

 Come Lord Jesus!