“And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.”
Leviticus 9:24 KJV
When Aaron had laid the offering on the altar, flames came from the Presence of the LORD God, the Eternal One and devoured the burnt offering and all the fat on the altar. At the sight of this, everyone cried out and fell on their faces. Today, in the new covenant of grace Jesus Himself is the High Priest who perfectly fits our need—holy, without a trace of evil, without the ability to deceive, incapable of sin, and exalted beyond the heavens! Unlike the former high priests, He is not compelled to offer daily sacrifices. They had to bring a sacrifice first for their own sins, then for the sins of the people, but He finished the sacrificial system, once and for all, when He offered Himself. Now He asks us by the mercies of God, that we present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is our reasonable service. The fire of the Holy Spirit which came first at Pentecost, will ignite the Presence of God in us when we become a living sacrifice surrendered to Him, so that we witness to our LORD God, the Eternal One, the Living God! Thank You Holy Spirit!
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