It was long before the advent of the cell phone. Professor Grammar-Douglas, a lifelong bachelor at fifty, suddenly found his beautiful duplex on fire. Half an hour earlier, his cook had hurriedly gone out to pick up groceries at a local shop.
Unable to control the raging kitchen fire and too proud to ask his neighbors for help, the professor picked up his landline and dialed the fire department.
When the fireman answered, the professor boomed: “A magnanimous conflagration is consuming my domiciliary edifice!”
The bewildered fireman asked, “Oga, what are you saying?”
The professor repeated himself, this time shouting impatiently, “A magnanimous conflagration is consuming my domiciliary edifice!”
Confused and unable to make sense of the high-sounding message, the fireman hung up and returned to his routine duties. That is how the professor’s house was razed to the ground—all because he chose grandiloquence at the wrong time and with the wrong person.
THE DEGREES OF FIRE
Fires come in different sizes; like burns, they come in degrees. A candle’s flame can be blown out by a child. A kitchen mishap can be managed by a vigilant homeowner. But bushfires? They are in a completely different class. They can rage for days, becoming uncontrollable and spreading at an astonishing speed.
Love is also a fire, and it exists in degrees.
There is “candlelight love” and “campfire love.” Both can be easily extinguished by adversity or an adversary. But Bushfire Love is on another level. This is the fierce, unquenchable love our anchor Scriptures speak of—a fire so strong that even floods cannot put it out!
How many spouses profess love in the morning with hugs and kisses, only to become “morally weak-kneed” by midday? Whether it is a wife compromising herself for a paltry sum or a husband in church leadership who cannot “endure” three days away from home without seeking a cheap distraction—these are examples of candlelight love. It is easily blown out by the first gust of temptation.
GROWING YOUR BUSHFIRE LOVE
God wants you to pursue Bushfire Love. You can grow this love daily by practicing the truths we taught in yesterday’s devotional as well as the four important pillars we’re unveiling today:
1. BE A MARRIAGE DEVOTEE
A devotee is someone who is passionately enthusiastic about something.
To have Bushfire Love, you must be an “incurable lover” of your spouse and a believer in the institution of marriage. Don’t just be “married”—be excited about it! Have a burning desire to see your affection grow rapidly every day.
2. RECEIVE NEW REVELATIONS DAILY
Your marriage must be fed with biblical truths every day. This is where resources like this devotional come in. Consistent study sharpens your “marriage-consciousness,” reminds you of forgotten truths, and keeps you watchful. It enriches your mind with the knowledge of how to truly relate to your partner.
3. FREQUENTLY AND FERVENTLY RENEW YOUR “ONE FLESH” BOND
Sexual intimacy is the bedrock upon which a marriage rests. To grow a Bushfire Love, you and your mate must be joyful enthusiasts of your bedroom life. Do not let anyone deceive you; prioritizing lovemaking is essential for intensifying the “fire” of your affection. When a couple prioritizes this bond, their connection transforms into a mighty flame.
4. REMAIN IN FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD
Ultimately, Bushfire Love requires a relationship with the Creator of Love. You cannot expect to sustain this fire while under the influence of the enemy(Satan)who thrives on infidelity and discord.
Through Jesus Christ and the help of the Holy Spirit, your love can be sanctified and strengthened until it attains “Bushfire” status.
CONCLUSION
Commit to practicing these truths together. As you do, your relationship will transform from a flickering candle into a gigantic, unquenchable Bushfire Love!!!
❤️💕 Tonight’s Bedroom Assignment
Reread this devotional together before bedtime and discuss it honestly.
📚📖 Quotes for Reflection:
“As a woman you are like Wine. You were created with the capacity to intoxicate your husband and get him addicted to you. But this will not happen when all you do is give him a teaspoon full of love once a week. No. It will happens as you allow him to drink your body freely(Proverbs 5:15).”(Anselm Ahman. From Lovebirds’ Devotional of February 23, 2026)
✝️ Jesus Christ is Calling You!
Come to Him today and be saved!
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