31/05/2026
๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ก๐
Leviticus 6:12-13
The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it. The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.
To keep the fire burning, it needs three things:
๐ญ. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
The priest showed up every morning, whether he felt like it or not. The fire of God is not sustained by intensity but by intentionality. A burning life is built through daily surrender, not occasional encounters.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐
The command was simple: โIt must not go out.โ
What we do consistently will shape us more than what we do occasionally. The greatest threat to the fire is usually not rebellion, but neglect.
๐ฏ. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐
No priest tended the fire alone. Different priests served different shifts, but the same fire continued to burn.
A coal burns brightest when it stays connected to the fire. Isolation cools what community sustains.
And hereโs the reality:
Our fire is our responsibility.
Our pastor can preach.
Our leaders can encourage.
Our church can pray.
But nobody can tend our altar except us.
Yet God never intended you to do it alone.
Our fire is our responsibility, but staying alive requires community.
So remove the ashes.
Add fresh wood.
Stay committed.
Stay consistent.
Stay connected.
And keep the fire burning ๐ฅ
