The Principles of Passion

James 4:3

·      Passion pursues. Passion is David loving God with fixed intensity as he vows to seek Him with his whole heart, obey the Word with his whole heart, and pray with his whole heart.

·      Passion pledges.  Passion is Davind praising God with his whole heat before all other gods (Ps. 138:1)

·      Passion confronts. Passion is Elijah standing up to the prophets of Baal and calling down the fire of God.

·      Passion produces. Passion is Nehemiah completing the wall of Jerusalem in a record 52 days in the face of opposition.

·      Passion persists. Passion is Jeremiah refusing to retire from ministry, in spite of discouragement, because the fire in his bones would not let him quit.

·      Passion prays. Passion is Daniel praying, in spite of threats against his life, because prayers were the heartbeat of his life.

·      Passion moves. Passion is Peter jumping out of the boat to walk to Jesus on the water, in spite of the “impossibility” of it.

·      Passion motivates. Passion is Paul turning the zeal of his past into a fire for the cause of Christ.