Rebuilding The Lord’s Altar

God is a God of altars. In Old Testament, altar played a very important role. It was a place of sacrifices and setting things right with God. After the sacrifice, many instances were there that God comes and speaks.

During the famine, Elijah recognized that the altar was torn down and it needs repair (1 Kings 18:30). Altar is the place to connect with God. The connection link between God and His people is broken during the reign of Ahab.

Only when there is a prolonged problem, we recognize that the Lord’s altar is broken and torn down.

The prophets of Baal also made altars. Israel started sacrificing on Baal’s altar.

The prophets of Baal destroyed the altar both physically and spiritually. Spiritually by

1) Fake prophecies – Giving the false prophecies about what they need

2) Vain sacrifices – Over emphasizing on human sacrifices like giving, helping

3) Covering sin in a blanket of false blessings

4) Preach a distorted understanding of God

Baal worship – Always tries to hide and cover sins. Project sin as way of right living. There is a Death of conscience.

Here comes Elijah to repair Lord’s altar and places an animal as a sacrifice, then the fire comes. The fire did not only burn the animal but removed the darkness over the land.

The Lord’s altar around the world are in a broken state. God’s altars are replaced by Baal’s altars where entertainment, fancy knowledge of God, false prophecies have become the sacrifice. These altars were recognized only in a time of problem/ famine.

When every thing was fine, people worshipped comfortably at these false altars.

This generation is dancing to the tune of Baal’s worship. They have loud worship but no God. Only in famine, there came a doubt to Baal’s sacrifice or altars.

Coronavirus was one of God’s famine to expose / destroy Baal’s altars. All vain sacrifices, false prophecies, fake prophets, and false teachings were exposed in this famine. Now the people are coming back to rebuilt Lord’s Altar.

Now is the time to rebuild Lord’s altar on 12 stones i.e. 12 promises given to the tribe of Israel and Jesus the slain lamb will be seen on the altar. Fresh revelations of Jesus sacrifice will come and remove the darkness over the land.

Jesus was already sacrificed but now Heaven’s fire will fall opening our eyes to know God as “Yahweh, the Lord is God”.

This time heaven’s fire will be falling to open our eyes to see Jesus as the Crucified lamb of God.

Today are our eyes opened to see Jesus as the Crucified lamb of God?

In the heaven’s fire, Jesus will be seen more beautifully and wonderfully.

As Elijah called people to rebuild the altar (1 Kings 18:30), God is calling his people to rebuild the Lord’s altars around the world. On these altars, the lamb of God will be seen and bringing fresh knowledge about Jesus and the Cross.