Grace for your spirit
Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come near to me." So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD which had been torn down. I Kings 18:30
Before Elijah called on God to send fire down from heaven, he wanted to repair the alter, and prepare the sacrifice. When the fire would come from heaven, it would consume the sacrifice, and the alter. If the fire didn't consume the sacrifice, it would consume them. That is the symbolism of the animal sacrifice in the Old Testament. It was request to God to consume their sacrifice instead of consuming them. In Christ there is also a similarity. Jesus Christ is our sacrifice. He died for our sins, and the wrath of God poured out on Him instead of us. Thank you God the sacrifice that replaces us. When we honor the sacrifice, we honor God.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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