Isaiah 50 - Day 536 (link to today's reading)
Scripture: Isaiah 50:11 Commentary (bethmelekh.com): We note here the correlation made between the false light of the fires kindled by Israelites in the worship of foreign deities, and the foreign (strange) fire kindled by Aaron’s sons (Lev. 10:1). Both result in the destruction of the one who kindles them. The Hebrew “eish zarah” translates as “strange (foreign, adulterous) fire” (Lev.10:1). Thus, there is an inference of infidelity with relation to the lighting of these fires. We must be careful not to allow the light of this fallen world to become our source of solace. Only the uncreated Light of the King Messiah can deliver us from the spiritual darkness in which sin has trapped us. The light we kindle ourselves is often our attempt to earn God, or worse still become gods, whereas the Light of Messiah is a gift that we receive from God. When we seek to ignite ourselves we burn out, but when we are ignited by Messiah, our Light is everlasting. Application: Everyone is looking for Jesus but in all the wrong places. The world seeks light to help them through the darkness but can only muster a "strange" fire that leads them astray. Prayer: Lord, walk us through the valley of the shadows... Comments are closed.
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