Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Leviticus 5-6

Highlight Verse:

“Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out.”
‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭6‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I’m a hillbilly at heart.

Yes, I know I grew up in California and have spent the last 20 years in suburban Colorado, but I lived 12 years in the New River Valley of southwest Virginia and that culture got into my soul.

They had a saying – “If that don’t light your fire, you got wet wood!”

The little church in Spring Valley that I went to in High School made such a joyful noise to the Lord every Sunday.

It may not have always been on key, but it always opened the doors of heaven.

The honest country folk of that area weren’t hung up on impressing their neighbors or being famous or even popular.

They simply loved the Lord and weren’t afraid to show it.

No wet wood there.

Then there’s the students I volunteer with on Monday nights (pictured here).

The have a fire for worship and a deep hunger for learning more about Jesus.

Not much wet wood there either.

If you are in that place, awesome! Keep that fire burning.

I dare say that the majority of Christians have wet wood.

• They douse it with the water of worry.
• They throw in the fire retardant of distraction.
• Then they plunge it into the stagnant lake of politics.
• And attach the diving weights of popularity.

God loves us with a fervor that cannot be quenched.

We should throw off our flame retardants and fan the fire of our love for Him.

How have you quenched the fire of your passion for God?
What are you doing to fan that flame?

Just a quick note for Biblical Scholars. Yes, I took this verse out of context but I believe it the Levitical principle of keeping the flame of worship alive applies in today’s context. So, after praying, I went with it.