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.
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