Leviticus chapter 24 verses 1-4 (NIV)
The LORD said to Moses, “Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually. Outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening till morning, continually. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. The lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD must be tended continually.
Matthew chapter 5 verse 14 (NIV)
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”
The lamps in the tabernacle were to burn continuously. Aaron, as high priest was to tend them from evening till morning. The light signified God’s continuing presence with His people.
We have the light of God’s presence with us too and we are expected to tend it at all times so that the flame burns within us and is seen by others. That means living and behaving in a way that makes the fire of God burn within us. That’s not always easy and takes effort. But if we are part of a kingdom of priests unto God, (1 Peter 2:9) then like Aaron, we better get tending those flames.
Dear Lord,
I pray the fire may never grow dim in my heart, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.