The instruction given
to the priest under the Law of Moses was to keep the fire burning upon the
altar in the temple. In the New Testament, however, the altar of God is the
human heart; this is where the presence of God resides. Thus, this instruction
was written for our benefit as well.
The bible says in the
book of “Leviticus 6: 12-13” “And the fire upon
the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall
burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and
he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. The fire shall ever be
burning upon the altar; it shall never go out”
The fire was ignited on
the altar of your heart the moment you were filled with the Holy Spirit. That’s
the sanctifying fire that makes you more than a man, stirring up divine energy
and ability from inside you. He empowers your words and puts life in the gospel
you preach. This fire must also burn on the altar of your soul perpetually, for
you can’t face your world and win without the Holy Spirit.
The Bible says that
Lot’s righteous soul was vexed and the fire of his soul had started to wane as
he continued to observe the lawlessness and ungodly ways of the people of the
cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. In the same manner, the movies you watch, the
book, the newspapers and the magazines’ you read could reduce the anointing
upon your life, and wear you out spiritually. This is what the devil seeks to
achieve today; he is out there bombarding the minds of people with ungodly
information through the media.
Therefore, continually
stir up and rekindle the embers of the inner fire that is in you. That inner
fire must be fanned continually for its tendency is to burn out because fire
burns to quench. Get yourself re-charged in the Holy Spirit every day and stir
up the fire of the Spirit within you by praying in the Holy Spirit and living
in the word.
Author: Rev. Chris
Oyakilome
Senior Pastor; Christ Embassy Church Ministry
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