Strange Fire

[Leviticus 10]

God gave clear instructions to Moses, Arron, an the children of Israel how to come before Him in worship and thanksgiving and also how to repent from sin by bringing sacrifices to the altar. 

The two sons of Arron the High Priest "took either of the his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord"(v.1). They came before God and worshiped Him, which in itself is not an evil thing, by they came in a way that He never commanded them. The reason that the fire was named as "strange" is due to the fact that it was foreign and not a part of the styles of worship that the Lord instructed them with. 

Many times we will hear people and even preachers say that we can come worship God just as we are and in our own way, or they will advocate for a method of worship that they practice. It is a sin and is not permitted for there to be worship to God in any other way than in what way God wants and desires to be worshiped.

The sons of Arron, for doing as they pleased, "died before the Lord"(v.2). It is a must, to know the Scriptures so that there may be no unknown sins in our lives and the way that we present ourselves before the Almighty, yet if there is deviation from his Word, then by the grace of God there is still the chance to go back to the Bible.