Fire Always Falls on Sacrifice

Scripture:

Leviticus 9:23-24 "And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people, and fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces".

Observation:

In the previous chapters and reading you see the law concerning sacrifices. You see every detail of what a sacrifice and an offering are to look like. You saw the priests being consecrated and set apart for the work of the Lord. You saw great preparation and sacrifice in preparing to offer sacrifice to the Lord. When it finally happens, the fire of God fell on it and consumed it. The fire always falls on sacrifice and preparation.

Application:

As the priests of the Old Testament prepared themselves and sanctified themselves for the priestly ministry, so we must set ourselves apart for the Lord. We are called a "kingdom of priests" in the New Testament. We need to be set apart for the service of the Lord. We need to be set apart from the common pursuits of this world and offer our lives on the altar of sacrifice. When our lives are on the altar, the fire will fall. We must offer our lives continually to the Lord and then let His fire fall upon us.

Prayer:

Lord, I want Your fire to fall! I want to see your glory like they saw it in this text. We have worked and sacrificed in this region for 10 years now and our anniversary weekend is coming up. Let holy fire fall this weekend. Let revival start in our church this weekend. Consume the sacrifice and let your fire fall on the lives of our people and those who attend this weekend. I lay Word of Life on the altar this morning and ask You to let your fire fall on her.

Your Son,

Jeff