Build God An Altar

Building An Altar Unto The Lord (Part II)

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar (Gen. 8:20, King James Version). In Gen 12:8, the bible says, And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.

At the altar
  1. The unexpected happens; And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God (1 Kings 18:39).
  2. There is a moment of silence. Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation (Zech 2:13).
  3. There is a moment when God speaks: And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.  And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not (Gen 28:12-16).
  4. We call on the name of the Lord: Unto the place of the altar, which he had make there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord (Gen. 13:4).

What an altar must not do without:
  1.     Divinity – (Living Word), (Gen 13:4; John 1: 1-2).
  2.     Priest, (1 Kings 18:30-32).
  3.     People (1 Kings 18:30).
  4.     Sacrifice, (1 Kings 18:33). Here it is our sacrifice of praise that’s the most important
  5.     God’s Word – (Written Word), (1 Kings 18:33, 1 John 5:7-8).
  6.     Offering/Gift, (Matt. 5:23-24; Gen 8:20c).
  7.     Fire, (1 Kings 18:38).
  8.     Glory, (Zech 2:5).
  9.     Worship, (1 Kings 18:39).
  10.     God’s Voice/Message, (Jeremiah 29:13).

Conclusion:
The only thing that connects God and man together when it comes to communion with Him is the altar. Build one unto Him today and see the wonders of the only Living God and a thriving relationship with Him!