Tag: unauthorized fire
The Fear of the Lord!
Scripture reading for January 31st: Leviticus 6-10
Key Scriptures: Leviticus 10:1-3 “Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to His command. So fire came out from the Presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when He said: “Among those who approach Me, I will show Myself holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.””
Our holy God demands obedience and honor among those who serve Him. These two young men were careless in coming before the Lord. Alcohol and intoxication may have been involved. (Leviticus 10:8-10) A healthy fear of the Lord is needed among His people to keep them from doing that which displeases Him.
Thankful for a holy fear: The Holy Spirit is a ‘Spirit of the Fear of the Lord’. (Isaiah 11:2-3) “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.”” (Hebrews 12:28-29)