Three Fires (1) - All The LORD is near Daily Devotionals for 2024

Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out and blessed the people; and the glory of Jehovah appeared to all the people. And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and consumed on the altar the burnt-offering, and the pieces of fat; and all the people saw it, and they shouted, and fell on their face.
Leviticus 9:23-24

Three Fires (1)
Jehovah in His mercy had redeemed His people. He then guided them by His strength to His holy habitation. From His dwelling place He opened up to them the rich treasures of His heart. The early chapters of Leviticus in a typical way speak of the glories of Christ and His great sacrifice. God delights to see His redeemed people approach Him with their hands and hearts filled with Christ. And when they bring what they have appropriated of Christ for themselves, and present this to God, a sweet fragrance rises up to God the Father for His eternal delight.

God not only sees perfections in Christ and infinite virtue in His blood, but He also sees His people clothed in these same perfections and standing before Him according to His estimate of that precious blood. What wonderful grace!

Fire was the token that God gave, indicating His acceptance of the sacrifice. This consuming fire coming from before the Lord was the witness of God approving and accepting it. And on the basis of that sacrifice, God can come forth in blessing toward His people. This is typified by Moses and Aaron coming with uplifted hands and blessing the people .

Likewise today, the believer stands accepted in the Beloved, accepted in Him whom God has accepted, and whom He has given all power and glory. He has set Him as Head over all in the heavens, from whence He now dispenses gifts and blessings to His people.

Jacob Redekop