"Aaron and his sons will keep this light burning from evening until morning before God. This is to be a permanent practice down through the generations for Israelites."
God's people kept a light burning to represent his constant presence in their midst. That's why a lot of churches (like us!) do the same. We reverence the altar, because we sense that God is there, even within us.
My favorite story about an eternal flame goes back to 1998. My sister was a sophomore at the college my brother and his wife and Heidi and I had attended before her. A tornado hit the campus (thankfully during spring break, so the students weren't there). The steeple was knocked off the chapel by the strong winds. Near total destruction.
But the eternal flame somehow stayed lit through the whole ordeal. It gave us hope that not all was lost.
God is with us. All is never lost.
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