Lava Love

The islands of Hawaii are really the tops of five volcanoes, two of which are still active.  The island of Hawaii, itself, is actually higher than Mt. Everest if you measure from the ocean floor to the peak.  Enough lava has flowed from the volcano that formed the island of Kilauea to make a road that would encircle the earth three times.  As the lava shoots up out of the volcano its temperature is ten times that of boiling water.  The lava is actually molten rock that has emerged from about 100 miles beneath the earth's surface.  It's all very interesting, but here's the analogy I've been tossing around: The Lord told us that when we love our enemies it's just like heaping hot coals on them.  They just don't know how to handle that kind of reaction, when they expect anger and isolation.  I think we need to practice "lava love" that carries the superheat of Jesus.  As lava love flows up out of the deep places that the Lord has filled in our heart it rolls outward and covers everything in its path.  At first the lava burns and at first unexpected love may seem to burn those who don't care for us, but then the lava cools and builds new land.  That's just how lava love can work.  It may seem to be destructive, but even enemies can't resist it and after it covers the hate it forms new land...a new life and a new relationship.  You just can't resist lava love.

 

Proverbs 25: 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
      And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
       22 For so you will heap coals of fire on his head,
      And the LORD will reward you.

 

blessings,

Rob Smith