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2 Timothy 1:6
“Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee…”

The Lord’s Day is a day of holy rekindling. Paul’s words to Timothy echo across centuries to every believer who has ever felt their fire dim. “Stir up the gift of God.” The phrase means to fan a flame back into full heat. God supplied the spark, but Timothy was responsible to keep it burning. The same is true for us.

Spiritual fire does not remain hot on its own. Left unattended, it cools. Left unguarded, it fades. This cooling is not dramatic; it happens slowly—one neglected prayer, one missed moment in the Word, one compromise, one distraction at a time. The flame still glows, but it no longer burns. On Sunday, God calls us to stir it again.

Paul does not shame Timothy; he reminds him. Revival often begins with remembering who you are and what God has placed within you. The gift of God is not fragile—it is powerful. But it requires tending. A stirred flame produces heat, light, and direction. An unstirred flame produces only memory.

Sunday worship is God’s weekly invitation to breathe on your embers. Preaching fans the flame. Singing fans the flame. Fellowship fans the flame. The Spirit fans the flame. But the believer must offer the fuel—an open heart, a willing spirit, a surrendering posture before the Lord.

When a fire is stirred, it sparks again. It grows. It consumes what holds it back. Today, ask the Lord to do that work in you. Ask Him to reignite passion for Scripture, prayer, holiness, evangelism, and worship. Ask Him to recover what has cooled.

Revival begins with willing hearts—hearts that refuse to settle for lukewarmness, hearts that believe God still ignites, hearts that lean into the flame rather than away from it. Fan the flame today. Let this Sunday mark the rekindling of holy fire.