February 7, 2018: SOAP #2988:  Leviticus 4-6: Acts 14.

Scripture:  Leviticus (NIV) 6:12 The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it. 13 The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.

Observation:  The burnt offering, which is an offering of consecration, was to be offered every morning and every evening.  Here we see the emphasis that it “not go out.”

Passion is closely connected with fire.  It has to do with an almost unsatisfiable desire.  When that unsatisfiable desire is to please the Lord, to bless Him, to make Him smile — when the passion is for the Lord, it affects everything around, even like the fire.  When someone is passionate for the Lord, soon everyone knows.

The fire is to burn continually.  There is not to be any stopping.  People who are truly passionate for the Lord do not allow their fire to go out.

Application:   I cannot just let it burn, because if I do, it will soon go out.  I am to keep it burning.  It is my responsibility to add fuel to the fire.  It is my responsibility to remove any hindrances to the fire.  When the newness wears off, I cool down.  But being faithful in God’s Word, the newness never wears off.  There is always something fresh from the Lord on which I can meditate and give thanks.

Prayer:   Heavenly Father, thank you for the freshness and newness I find in Your word every day.  It is not hard to keep the fire burning when I look for what you are saying to me every day through the scriptures.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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