My Heart Is On Fire By Doug Apple - A Short Christian Devotional To Open The Scriptures And Make Your Heart Burn Within You!

I’m Doug Apple...and my heart is on fire! (Luke 24:32) It’s one of the most powerful illustrations in the Bible, if you just think about it. If you lean on a broken reed, it will pierce your hand. Ow! I don’t even like stubbing my toe or stepping on a Lego. I can’t imagine using a reed like a cane or a walking stick, leaning on it, and having it give way and pierce right through my hand. But that’s what happens when we trust in things that aren’t of God. You’ll find the illustration in 2 Kings and Isaiah and Ezekiel. It’s when the Israelites want to trust the Egyptians instead of trusting the Lord their God. Just imagine leaning on a reed, and it breaks, and it pierces right through your hand. That is when you put your trust in something other than God and His principles. When you lean on lying, but God says be truthful. When you lean on anger, but God says His joy is your strength. When you lean on revenge, but God’s way is forgiveness. When you lean on alcohol to help you make it through the