This is so vital for us today. ALL that happened to Israel were examples for us
"They shall light the lamps thereof" (Ex. 25:37). There is human responsibility for the light to be lit and burning. The priests were to light the lamp, God's plan is to use men as they preach the Word of God for people to come out of darkness into the light. "There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through him might believe" (Jn. 1:6-7).
As Christ is seen through us, and as we give out the Gospel, we light the lamps in men's lives all over the world. By preaching and exhortation, we fan the flame in men's lives, exhorting "one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin" (Heb. 3:13).
The individual is also responsible to "draw nigh to God" (Jam. 4:8). What a sad day in Israel when Isaiah could say, "And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee (Is. 64:7). The need of the hour is for us to take stock of our own lives and then shake and stir ourselves out of our own lethargy. "Go to the ant, thou sluggard" (Pr. 6:6). "Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame" (1 Cor. 15:34). These admonitions of a gracious God exhort us to action before He has to chasten us into action the hard way. Since we are all priests, we should beware lest the lamp of God go out in our own lives.
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