Leviticus 6:5, 6 says, “And the fire on the altar shall keep burning on it, it shall not go out, and the priest shall burn wood on it morning after morning and lay out on it the burnt offering…A perpetual fire shall keep burning on the altar. It shall not go out.” Although we do not keep the literal letters of the Old Covenant anymore, we still must fulfill the spirit of the law in Christ. We no longer sacrifice burnt offerings at a temple or tabernacle. We do not have an alter that we can perpetually burn a fire. How do we keep the spirit of this law?

Paul says in Romans 12:1, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service” (NKJV). We are still required to sacrifice today as Christians. However, we do not offer up the blood of bulls and goats, we offer up ourselves as burnt offerings. Just as under the Old Covenant, we are not supposed to quench this fire. The altar upon which we offer our bodies as a sacrifice must burn perpetually. This altar is our service and ministry to God and his saints, the burning flame our undying love.

Have you been tending the flame of your altar? Have you laid wood upon it recently? Or has your flame been dwindling for some time now? I urge you, stoke the fire, stir up the embers of your love! Unload the kindling and add fuel to the flame! Unleash a pleasing aroma of your faith before God! For this is our priestly service before God.