Building An Alter

2. A Place Of Worship

Ill. A visiting minister was filling the pulpit of the famous preacher Henry Beecher. A large audience had gathered to hear the popular preacher. When time for the preaching came around, the visiting minister entered into the pulpit. Leaning that Rev Beecher was not going to be there, several began to move towards the door. The Visiting minister stood up and said “All who have came to worship Henry Beecher may now leave the Church! All who have came to worship God keep your seats!”

When we come to church we are to come to worship God. God wants hands to go up in praise, God wants people to testify, God wants people to lift his Holy name. Acts 2:47 tells us the new testament church was meeting daily “Praising God”

If we have a Altar in our life to God it will not be a problem to come worship God at Church. If you have an altar it will not be a problem to worship God outside the Church. The Apostle Paul said in Ephesians 5:19 “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; If you have an altar to than everyday of your life will proclaim “this is the day the lord hath made let us rejoice and be glad it in.”

I have heard people ask why do younger people not worship the lord, I ask why did the older generation ever stop. Didn’t the Bible say Jesus was the same yesterday, today, and forever. Didn’t the Bible say we serve the same God as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Since he is the same God it seems to me he expects the same from us, that we build and altar of worship in our lives.

3. Remembered God’s promise to Bless Him.

God had told Abram in Genesis 12:2 “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Everyone of us need to build an altar remembering God has promised to bless us.

Jesus said in Matt 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

David said in Psalm 23 “The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want”

God has promised to bless his Children, this does not mean with great wealth, but with all of our needs meet, He has promised to bless us with food, clothes, he has promised when we facing sickness or death, when facing trails and heavy burdens he has promised the blessing of carry our load for us.

Ill. A preacher was in his study. He asked his young son if he would go up stairs and grab a book for him. His son was gone a while. After a few minutes the father thought he heard crying on the steps. The father went to see what was wrong. The son cried “Oh Daddy; it’s so heavy I can’t carry it. The father reached down and grabbed his son and the book and carried them back to his study. The preacher said this reminded him of God. How God deals with his children, he carries both them and their burdens.

God has promised us blessings on this earth today, but he also has promised us the blessing of eternal life and a eternal home. 1 Corinthians 2:9 “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.