Flame from the altar
It happened, as the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the Angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar!
Judges 13:20
Manoah's wife was barren, without a child. They loved the LORD and were faithful. Seeing their faithfulness, the LORD visited them, promising a child, who was later on Samson.. Hearing this great news, Manoah offered sacrifice to the LORD. We read in today's verse that the flame of Manoah's sacrifice went up to heaven, and the LORD ascended the flame.
Like Manoah, we also are expected to offer sacrifices to the LORD, which goes before the Father God as a sweet aroma.
In many places in the New Testament, we read that believers sacrifices goes before Father God as a sweet smelling aroma.
Yes, as followers of Christ, when you give thanks to the LORD every day for keeping you and family safe, for blessing you with a good job and good house, for giving you children and blessing you with various things, it goes up as a flame with sweet aroma before the LORD.
When you live a life in love and love the LORD your God and love others, when you walk upright, when your words are kind, when you help the needy, all these become living sacrifice and goes as a flame before Father God and LORD ascends in the flame of altar you build, which is your life pleasing to Him.
Bible says in Hebrews 13:16 that such sacrifices are pleasing to God, and He accepts. In Ezekiel 20:41 it says when the LORD accepts your please sacrifice, He brings you out of your troubles, He will deliver you, honor you, restore what you have lost and with long life will satisfy you.
Today are your flames rising from your altar as sweet aroma before the LORD? Raise your flames by living a life pleasing to the LORD, and you will see His mighty hand upon your life.
Like Manoah, we also are expected to offer sacrifices to the LORD, which goes before the Father God as a sweet aroma.
In many places in the New Testament, we read that believers sacrifices goes before Father God as a sweet smelling aroma.
Yes, as followers of Christ, when you give thanks to the LORD every day for keeping you and family safe, for blessing you with a good job and good house, for giving you children and blessing you with various things, it goes up as a flame with sweet aroma before the LORD.
When you live a life in love and love the LORD your God and love others, when you walk upright, when your words are kind, when you help the needy, all these become living sacrifice and goes as a flame before Father God and LORD ascends in the flame of altar you build, which is your life pleasing to Him.
Bible says in Hebrews 13:16 that such sacrifices are pleasing to God, and He accepts. In Ezekiel 20:41 it says when the LORD accepts your please sacrifice, He brings you out of your troubles, He will deliver you, honor you, restore what you have lost and with long life will satisfy you.
Today are your flames rising from your altar as sweet aroma before the LORD? Raise your flames by living a life pleasing to the LORD, and you will see His mighty hand upon your life.