Igniting the Glory Within
“For our God is a consuming fire.”
Hebrews 12:29
There was a season when the Lord gave me a dream. I saw the sun (Son) rising in the East, and as its brilliant light spread across the land, buildings suddenly burst into flames. This was not a destructive fire, but a holy fire, the manifest glory of God consuming everything prepared for His purpose.
As I reflected on the dream, I sensed the Lord revealing that the great revivals of history, including the Azusa Street Revival, were seeds of an even greater outpouring yet to come. The Lord is preparing a people who have yielded themselves to His Presence. Those who have faithfully cultivated the Good Seed of His Kingdom will experience a fresh visitation of His glory.
The Sun of Righteousness is rising with healing in His wings (Malachi 4:2).
A new dawn is breaking over the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit is releasing fresh fire that awakens, purifies, empowers, and commissions His people for the great harvest of the nations.
In creation, heat often breaks seed dormancy, softens the outer shell, and stimulates new growth. Likewise, the Holy Spirit is breathing upon the seeds of God’s promises. Every word He has spoken will accomplish the purpose for which He sent it (Isaiah 55:11). What has seemed dormant is being awakened. What has appeared hidden is about to emerge in power.
This process is one of holy transformation. The Lord lovingly removes everything that hinders His life from fully manifesting within us. As we surrender to His refining fire, our old nature gives way to the life of Christ. His character is increasingly formed within us until Christ is revealed through us—the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).
The refining fire of God is not merely for purification; it is preparation. It equips His sons and daughters to carry His Presence with humility, holiness, and power. Like Isaiah, whose lips were touched by the burning coal from the altar (Isaiah 6:6–8), the Lord is cleansing and commissioning a generation that will be sent into the nations bearing His word and His glory.
The apostolic and prophetic company is being awakened afresh. They are like fiery arrows released from the Lord’s own quiver, carrying His purposes into the earth. As the Spirit moves, the true sons and daughters of God are being revealed (Romans 8:19), leading many into maturity in Christ.
The Lord also reminded me of the mystery of metamorphosis. Within the chrysalis, the caterpillar undergoes a remarkable transformation until the butterfly emerges according to its original design. In a similar way, the Holy Spirit is transforming His people from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3:18). The divine image that God intended from the beginning is being revealed through the continual work of His Spirit.
Just as a seed breaks open under the right conditions to reveal the life hidden within, so the Holy Spirit is breaking every shell of limitation and complacency. The greater glory is not merely external; it is Christ being fully revealed within His people.
I believe the Lord is releasing Mantles of Fire upon those who have chosen wholehearted surrender. As we rend our hearts and not merely our garments (Joel 2:13), many will return to their First Love. Hearts will be restored, lives renewed, and the Ekklesia strengthened in holiness and devotion.
This is the covenant fire of God, a holy passion that purifies, empowers, and sends. The Lion of Judah is roaring over His Church, awakening His people to arise in boldness, purity, and unwavering faith. The Breath of the Holy Spirit, the fire of God’s Presence, and the incorruptible seed of His Word are working together as one divine witness, producing supernatural life wherever they are received.
The burning ones are emerging, not for their own glory, but to reveal the glory of Jesus Christ. They will shine because they have remained in His Presence, allowing His light to become their own testimony.
“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
Matthew 13:43
Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
Psalm 110:3
May we be found among those who welcome His refining fire, embrace His transforming work, and carry His glory to a world longing for the revelation of Jesus Christ.
A new dawn is breaking. The fire is falling. The harvest is before us. Let the burning ones arise.
Denise Sylvia Bruning
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