Friday, April 23, 2021

Burn Here The Fat Of Your Sacrifices

The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
Leviticus 6:13
 
"KEEP the altar of private prayer burning. 
This is the very life of all piety. 
 
Burn here the fat of your sacrifices. 
Let your closet seasons be, if possible, regular, frequent, and undisturbed. 
Effectual prayer availeth much. 
 
Q: Is the fire of devotion burning dimly in our hearts? 
Q: Do the chariot wheels drag heavily? 
----If so, let us be alarmed at this sign of decay.....Let us set apart special seasons for extraordinary prayer.
----For if this fire should be smothered beneath the ashes of a worldly conformity, it will dim the fire on the family altar, and lessen our influence both in the Church and in the world.
 
The text will also apply to the altar of the heart. 
This is a golden altar indeed.
Charles Spurgeon