"You'll breath invisible fire into her and dupe her with your sorcery..." -Venus to Aeneas
Venus speaks to her son of invisible fire. What a dangerous thing to consider! Fire alone is dangerous, having powers to melt (and therefore deform/change), burn and harm, and ultimately demolish. The one thing about fire that is comforting is that it is hard to miss. It smells. It grows. It emits extreme heat. It's bright. Not difficult to avoid in most instances.
Invisible fire however seems almost impossible to escape. How dangerous to be surrounded by something so powerful, so destructive, and yet be unaware of it's coming.
What are the invisible fires we face today? How can one put out a fire that is unseen? How can one see the invisible?
The only positive aspect of this is when you think of fire in forms of a purifying agent. The Spirit of God is often referenced alongside fire in the Bible. He is the Purifying Agent of the world. And He is at work, cleansing. Impossible to escape. Silent. Powerful. Invisible.
I commented on Rebekah's blog about lies.
Mhmm. God often reveals himself in by fire. Such as the burning bush. The giving of the law. The Holy Spirit at Pentacost(those last two, I suggest comparing. It's quite cool).
ReplyDeleteInvisible fire. Whoa! What a concept, especially when we think of it as a metaphor to our own lives. We can go about our lives completely unaware of things that tear us apart. Silent,senseless, but powerful. Just like you said, luckily, God's invisible fire can be healing too. I like you post.
ReplyDeleteJeremy, I know right? Craziness. I was thinking a lot about Pentecost...
ReplyDeleteThanks Anna. It was a God post. He blew my mind with it.