we are to be effective in prayer, we need the fire of the Holy Spirit. We need that fire to bring God’s presence, His passion, and His purifying power in our lives. God’s presence. In the Book of Exodus, when the children of Israel left Egypt, “the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night” (Exod. 13:21). In the same way, the Holy Spirit is always with us, protecting and guiding us, even