Dear Reader,
I do hope that your sincere heart desire at the end of this post is to burn continually for Jesus.
Leviticus 24:2b & 4 – “…pure olive oil for the
lampstand, so it can be kept burning continually. The lamps on the pure gold
lampstand must be tended continually in the LORD’s presence.”
This verse struck me with so much truth. The words/phrases
that stood out to me the most were ‘pure
olive oil,’ ‘kept burning continually,’ ‘tended continually,’ and ‘in the LORD’s presence’. From verse 2,
what stood out to me is the fact that I am the lamp and if I must keep burning
constantly, I need the ‘pure olive oil’ of God which is His Spirit, His
anointing, and His Word. I am called to shine as light in a dark and perverse
generation. The enemy is going to try hard to snuff my light out but His
efforts, temptations and tactics are not strong enough to suppress the Spirit
of God in me. Therefore, in order for me to keep burning for God, I need to be
filled with His Spirit.
In verse 4, a question arose in my heart; ‘how do I get
filled with this ‘pure olive oil’ of His Spirit? Verse 4 instructs the people
of Israel to tend the lamps continually
IN the LORD’s presence. This struck
me as well. The implication of this in my life is that in order for me to be
filled with the Holy Spirit’s power to burn continually, I must continually
remain in God’s presence. The Bible speaks of the Word of God and prayer. When I
immerse myself in God’s Word and in prayer, I will be filled with the Holy
Spirit of God which will be the oil that will keep my lamp burning continually
for God. If I must serve God’s purpose, then I must burn continually, not sometimes, not occasionally, not when I feel like
it, but CONTINUALLY. When I remain
in God’s presence, the enemy will not be able to put out my light. I will only
burn brighter and brighter.
Father, help me to immerse myself in Your Word and in
prayer, continually. I want to burn always and only for you. “Give me oil in my
lamp, keep me burning, give me oil in my lamp I pray. Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning. Keep me burning till the break of day…” Amen.
#selah
In Christ,
Shanpepe
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