Burning the Midnight Oil
Exodus 27 : 20,21 “Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning. In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law, Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps burning before the Lord from evening till morning. " In this competitive world there is always so much to study and deadlines to meet. Many of you are burning the midnight oil to complete your projects, prepare for exams, etc. But let me draw your attention to a new kind of oil God talked about to his chosen people, Israel. In the book of Exodus, chapters 26-30 God gives precise instructions to Moses to build a tabernacle, where God will dwell among his people. One particular article drew my attention. It is the golden lampstand. God had asked Moses to instruct Aaron and his sons to keep this lamp burning before the Lord from evening till morning. In order for these lamps to burn, they needed oil. Aaron and his sons (th