Growing Deeper In Worship (18)
Saturday 24 January 2026
Lessons From Moses’ Tabernacle (6)
THE ALTAR OF INCENSE
The altar of incense occupied the middle space in the Holy Place, close to and in front of the veil leading to the Most Holy Place. This altar was reserved exclusively for the burning of incense to God, every morning and evening. The High Priest would burn the incense whenever he attended to the Lamps, by putting it in a gold bowl or censer, adding fire to it and placing it on top of the altar.
Exodus 30:7-9 NKJV
“[7] Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; when he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it. [8] And when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. [9] You shall not offer strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it.”
A LIFESTYLE OF PRAYER
The Altar of Incense represents a lifestyle of prayer as an essential part of worship. God commands us to pray, therefore, prayer must become a daily and continuous discipline in the life of the believer.
Just as the High Priest burnt incense before the Lord daily, morning and evening, prayer must become a lifestyle. Indeed, we are told to pray at all times with all types of prayer. (Ephesians 6:18)
Prayer is spending time in God’s company and presence, talking and listening to Him. It is a two-way communication or communion between Father God and us, His children, in order to express love and thanks, or in order to ask for something or know the Father’s will and plans. Prayer includes supplication, singing praises, thanksgiving and intercession.
Revelation 5:8 NKJV
“Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.”
The Fire For Burning The Incense
The fire used for burning the incense came from the Brazen Altar, no other fire was to be used to burn the incense. (We must bear in mind that the Brazen Altar fire was not kindled by man; it had fallen from heaven, so was kindled by God). This same fire that was used to burn the sacrifice for sin was used to burn the incense and bring out the fragrance of worship.
In the same manner, our prayers must be fuelled by the sacrificial work of the Christ’s Atonement and the ongoing work of sanctification in us. Also, like everything else, prayer must be ongoing, and done daily and continuously.
THE INCENSE
Exodus 30:34-38 NKJV
“[34] And the LORD said to Moses: “Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, and pure frankincense with these sweet spices; there shall be equal amounts of each. [35] You shall make of these an incense, a compound according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, and holy. [36] And you shall beat some of it very fine, and put some of it before the Testimony in the tabernacle of meeting where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. [37] But as for the incense which you shall make, you shall not make any for yourselves, according to its composition. It shall be to you holy for the LORD. [38] Whoever makes any like it, to smell it, he shall be cut off from his people.””
The incense was made with equal amounts of four sweet spices, and was called “the perpetual incense.” It was holy and not to be used for any other purpose, except the worship of Yahweh.
Like the four essential ingredients of the incense, our prayer life should be cultivated with four essential attitudes: FAITH (assurance and confidence), OBEDIENCE (humility), COMPASSION (Love) and FERVENCY (passion and commitment).
Revelation 8:3-5 NKJV
“[3] Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. [4] And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. [5] Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.” AMEN!!!
• For Further Reading: Exodus 30:1-6; Exodus 30:34-38; Exodus 37:25-28; Exodus 40:5; Leviticus 16:12, 18; Numbers 16:46; Luke 18:1; Hebrews 13:15.
© Author: Apostle Jennifer Abigail Lawson Wallace
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Fulfilling Our Theme For 2026: “BEHOLD JESUS CHRIST”
“When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands. [13] And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest. [14] His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire. [15] His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. [16] He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance.” [Revelation 1:12-16]
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