20And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
21In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a perpetual statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.”
“Beaten olive oil, so the Mishnah tells us, refers to the method of production of the very best oil.” (Cole)
“The saintly McCheyne used to say, when urging his brother ministers to diligent preparation for the pulpit: ‘Beaten oil for the sanctuary.’ And he strove to never present to his people truth which had not been beaten out by careful devout meditation.” (Meyer)
“Oil is uniformly the symbol of the Holy Spirit of God. Here, then, is the true value and meaning of this sacred oil. The elect light-bearers of the world are only able to fulfill their function by the Holy Spirit.” (Morgan)
God never wanted to lamps to go out, to go dark. This required constant filling with oil and trimming of the wicks.
The same applies to us, we need to be constantly filled with the Holy Spirit and be trimmed by the Lord to shine more of His light in this dark world.
How many Christians watched the Super Bowl halftime performances filled with sexual explicit images and thought it was ok, good or great?
If you had invited Jesus to your Super Bowl party would you have left the television on during the halftime?
You have two choices, be filled by the Holy Spirit or be filled by the ways of the world.
Which choice are you choosing?
Blessings, David
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