AN EFFECTIVE PRAYER ALTAR

AN EFFECTIVE PRAYER ALTAR
“And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” Genesis 8:20-22.
When God smell the sweet aroma from the altar, He spoke.
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.” Hebrews 13:8-10.
Ezra 3:1-6 - The returnees from exile came to rebuild the temple but they first started with building the altar to back and sustain them throughout building the temple. They built the altar and keep sacrificing it. They maintained and sustained it as they prioritized it regularly. If you are connected to an altar, you will also partake of benefits of it – 1 Cor. 9:11.
An altar is a meeting place between the worshiped and the worshippers. It is where the Omnipotent meets the potent. It is a place of sacrifice for the deity to accept it. It is a place where the fats are burnt and incense rise to God. It is where we bring the sacrifice to the worshipped.
An altar is also the place of exchange – where you give your sacrifice, the deities release their blessing. Isaiah 40:31 says, they that wait on the Lord, they shall exchange their strength for the Lord’s.
The altar is a place of transformation and empowerment – Holiness is a divine attribute. If we shall attain it, it shall be in His presence – changing from one stage to another unto perfection. You may not be whom you wish to be now, but if you keep sitting at His presence, a transformation to His image will take place gradually till you reach the perfection.
The altar is a place of witness.
The altar speaks – “Then the sixth angel sounded: I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,” Rev. 9:13. If you a regular commuter at the altar, it will speak for you and offer you its benefits. Altar speaks life, it speaks backward to cancel your past sins and takes away your condemnation.
The altar is a place of refuge and protection.
Life has to do with the strength of altar backing him. The strength of alters are not the same.
What are the determinants of an altar?
The strength (power) of the deity
The sacrifice that is presented on the altar. The greatest of all altars is the one that has Jesus Christ the Son of the Most High on it. Having the blood of Jesus Christ speaking of a better covenant.
In 2 Kings 3:26-27, king of Moab killed his crown prince for sacrifice – the highest and most precious to his idol. Giving God poor sacrifice cannot move Him into action. Anyone offering God his best shall experience God in action in a greater measure. The poor sacrifice we bring to the altar of God is the reason why our altar could not produce its maximum.
What Altar Are We Talking About Now?
Our Altar as Christians is mobile – It is situated in our hearts and is connected to the throne of grace. It is moveable – It is within, not external. Every benefits of redemption that Jesus brought for us, we access it at the altar. If we are disconnected from the altar for whatever reason, we are in doom. Before starting a project, you must first build relationship. Elijah first rebuilt the broken altar and prayed at the right time – the hour of prayer (of evening sacrifice). Many unbelievers knew how to maintain their backups, but the Christians are weak.
Active Volcano – Power and Fire at the Altar
When the altar of Micah was taken away from him in Judges 18:14-26, he cried out in struggle to have it back. When your altar is taken away from you, you become empty and irrelevant. Your prayer altar must not be taken away from you; for it will speak for you in the day of trouble.
In conclusion, spend days and nights in God’s presence. Serve your altar with better offerings to win the divine approval and become partaker of His benefits. If/when your altar is sound and healthy, your building/projects will prosper.