WEDS. 19 TH MARCH, 2014 DAILY DEVOTION TOPIC: FAN INTO FLAMES THE GIFT OF GOD PT 7 TEXT: Leviticus 6:10 NIV The priest shall then put on his linen clothes, with linen undergarments next to his body, and shall remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar. EXPOSITION We thank God for yet another day. We shall look at the second command given to the high priest. When God gave the Law to the people of Israel through Moses, one of the duties of the high priest was to remove ashes from the altar that was used for burnt offering and take them to another place. Every morning after doing this, the priest should place new firewood on the altar The reason for this act was to allow fresh fire to be burning continuously on the altar. As long as ashes were removed from the altar, the new firewood would be free to produce continuous fire on the altar. One of the common or usual practices in the villages is the constant removal of ashes from the hearth (“buchia” in Twi) and setting them aside or even throwing them away. I did not know why this act was done until later when I understood that ashes do not allow fresh fire to glow or burn. In fact, ashes quench flaming fire if they are too much in the hearth, and they are used at times to deliberately quench flaming fire. As long as there are minimal ashes, the fire in the hearth will continue to glow. The main purpose of firewood is to be burnt and produce fire. Most of the time, this is used productively either in cooking, warming a place, offering sacrifice, and the likes. The end product of burnt firewood is ashes. Anyone who now focuses on the ashes will not make another flaming fire. What do we mean by these ashes? Are there some ashes that need to be eradicated from our lives? God willing we shall look what these “ashes” here represent in the lives of the NT believers. Until then, continue to enjoy the grace and blessings of God. Stay blessed. PEACE SHALOM! FURTHER STUDY 1 Timothy 4 Leviticus 6:8-13 ANAZOPUREO…..FAN INTO FLAMES REMAIN RAPTURABLE
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 05:49:41 +0000
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