The same fire that melts wax hardens
clay.
durability, strength, unyieldingness.
The ashes of
judgment.
- Isaiah 44:20
- Psalm 102:9, 10
The Fire of Praise
The Golden
Altar
There is no
freshness to life without the fire of the Spirit of praise.
- The coals from the brazen altar were used to ignite the incense at
the golden altar.
Leviticus 16:12
Our praise is
the light of God’s glory, and it declares God’s
judgment.
- It exposes what is unholy and what is righteous.
Our Praise cleanses and punishes.
- We further purify both ourselves and those around us through our
praise.
- We punish those who are walking in unrighteousness by being
peaceful and contented in God’s own righteousness.
The Ashes of
Praise
Isaiah 61:3
Strange Fire
Fire was
always burning upon the brazen altar.
The Fire at
The Altar
A type of
that divine holiness and righteousness which consumed the perfect sacrifice on the cross.
- All else is strange fire.
- Leviticus 10:1
Nadab and Abihu had dared to approach God
in a manner he had not provided.
- They had rejected the holy fire and took fire of their own kindling
to offer incense.
- The two altars must never be separated.
Psalm 84:3
- Praise must always be based upon the sacrifice of Christ.
Running From The Fire
God’s
Judgment
You have not
allowed the fire of God to purge the dross from your life.
You have
offered strange fire.
- Self-condemnation
- Self-righteousness
Praise
Have you
offered strange fire?
- Lip service
- Singing
- Tradition
- Indifference
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