Hearts on Fire

September 8th, 2026
by Bruce Smith

Time will not allow you to stand still. Silence breaks the heart and bends the will, and things that give deep passions are your sword.

Hearts on fire, strong desire, rages deep within. Hearts on fire, fever's rising high. The moment of truth is here.
--John Cafferty, Rocky IV

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It takes that kind of passion to experience joy and fulfillment in life. Jeremiah knew this even though his life as prophet was difficult and tragic. He lived in a time when no one would listen. Those who heard him, despised him. And yet, when he was told to stop speaking messages from God, he wrote these words:

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If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.
--Jeremiah 20:9 (ESV)

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Now that’s the way to live! Son, what is your passion level for God and his calling on your life? No matter what the calling, we honor God with our passion. Please note, we are to be passionate about God, HIS word, HIS desires, HIS mission to reconcile the world. If we give our passion to anything else, we open ourselves to vain ambition and a drivenness that does more harm than good. I pray that whatever God’s mission is for your life, that you, too, will be so filled with excitement, joy, and belief in who God made you to be.

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The Lord gave me this message: “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born, I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” “O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
--Jeremiah 1: 4-8 (NLT)