Leviticus 6:13 ‘the fire shall ever be burning upon the altar it shall never go out.’

DAILY READING; Acts 15:22-41; Judges 1; Job 33

Charles Grandison Finney was a revivalist of the 1800s, who is often called the “father of modern revivalism”. He was a leader in the Second Great Awakening in America and a man whose heart burned with fiery passion for God.
During his ministry, he preached in a village called Evans’ Mills. While there, he was grieved by the spiritual lethargy he witnessed among the congregation. One day, after preaching a sermon stressing on the need for conversion, he abruptly told his congregation, “You who have made up your minds to become Christians, and will give your pledge to make your peace with God immediately, should rise up.”
The entire congregation, having never heard such a direct challenge to take a stand for God, remained in their seats.
Finney confronted them with their spiritual coldness and rebuked them sternly. He then dismissed the congregation and many left angry.
The next evening, Finney preached more on their need for revival, but the people remained largely unresponsive.
However, Finney knew the power of prayer and fasting that could break the spiritual coldness in the lives of people. As he engaged in prayer, a change began to take place in the hearts of the people.
The next night, the entire town turned out, including a man who was so angry with Finney that he brought a gun and intended to kill the evangelist. But that night, as Finney preached with power, fire erupted in the church; people stood up to pledge their lives to Christ, while others fell down and groaned in repentance and submission.
Revival swept through the congregation, and many submitted their lives afresh to serve God. Finney carried this revival to other towns and many more repented of their sins and committed their lives afresh to serve God.

Oftentimes people can be in Church and yet be spiritually cold.
While it is glaringly clear that we are living in the very last days, the truth is that some people in the Church remain spiritually asleep, still entangled with the affairs of this world and unaware of the increasing signs of the times.
However, it is dangerous at this time for any believer to continue in a state of spiritual slumber. It is not just enough to warm the pews, our lives must burn with passion towards the service of God.
As we begin this year, now is a good time to do a heart check and determine if we are in the right place with God.
Certainly, this year, lukewarm Christianity will not do, we need fiery zeal and blazing passion for the things of God to be able to make a difference in the world.
With the worsening state of affairs in the world, there’s a growing need and urgency for us to remain spiritually revived and keep our lights burning.
Indeed we are living in a very critical time on the earth right now. It is a time when no believer can afford to live as an ostrich with head buried in the sand, pretending everything is alright in the world while it is not.
We need to become spiritually alive, so as not to be caught unawares by unfolding events.
Watching in the Word and praying always is a crucial requirement for us to escape what is coming upon the earth.[Luke 21:36].

Keeping our spiritual fire burning brightly is what will keep away the encroaching gross darkness of these last days.
Every moment we spend in God’s Word will count in sustaining our fire because it is the entrance of the Word that gives light.
To stop our fire from going out we must keep putting in the wood of the Word.

Proverbs 26:20 says ‘Where no wood is, there the fire goes out.’

It is indeed necessary to keep our fire burning constantly and never allow it to go out.

Leviticus 6:13 says ‘the fire shall ever be burning upon the altar it shall never go out.’

To excel this year, we need to do everything we can to stay on fire for God!
Certainly, as we remain spiritually fervent, the fire of the Spirit burning through us will dispel every darkness around us and draw men to the glorious light of the God we serve.

PRAYER; Lord, please help me to understand the times and seasons. Please grant me the grace to watch and pray always and have renewed appetite for Your Word. Thank You Lord for igniting fresh fire on my prayer altar in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
The treasures of God are never on the shallow end, but are always buried in the depth of God’s Word. It takes a personal discovery to get there. – WORDBITE 222.