It is time for me to alter my altar experience. What does that mean? Well, it means that the way I have been approaching the Altar of God has become routine and ritualistic. How can I experience a fresh wave of God’s anointing when I keep doing the same things over and over every day. I have a routine down pat. I read a devotional. I read a scripture and I pray at a certain time, at a certain place in my home. Every. Day. My altar experience has become GASP! religious.
In this new year, new decade, God has really been impressing upon me that I have to shake things up. He has used my apostle, my friend, my instructor and several random people to remind me that although God is the same God, today, yesterday and forever more, He is never stale or repetitive. He is always fresh. His Word is alive and He never performs a miracle the same way twice. He is the Creator and I was created in His likeness to be the same. I can create new and interesting ways to express my worship and adoration unto Him. If my desire is to worship Him in a way that is pleasing to Him, then I have to develop an ear to hear what He desires to be heard and an eye to see what He desires to be seen. I cannot stifle my creativity in worship because it doesn’t conform to some other person’s perception of what worship looks like.
The altar of God is a place of sacrifice, prayer and worship. I’ve been so used to the prayer and worship aspect of the altar experience that I’ve forgotten that there must be a sacrifice given FIRST. What am I willing to sacrifice in this season in order to come up higher into His presence? Yes, being a willing sacrifice is my reasonable service. But have I been REALLY ready to be willing? Or have I conveniently forgotten that it’s not my place to tell God what He can use and can’t use in my life? I have to be willing to alter my attitude when it comes to sacrifice.
My altar of pray must be approached from a different angle as well. I’ve been seeing myself at the hand of God for a while now. However, I must now alter my path to the altar. I cannot allow my prayers to become repetitive and stagnant. I must be attuned to the voice and move of God. Hearing Him call me at whatever time He desires to talk versus “making my appointment time with Him” (when it’s convenient to me) can make a big difference in how my prayer time can be more effective.
Finally my altar of worship cannot be allowed to burn down to simple embers. The fire of God can only rage when I put my all and all into worshiping God with my whole heart, soul and complete being. I have my set, standard words of adoration, admiration and worship. Yet my vocabulary of worship can stand to be expanded and expounded upon. God is not only the few words I have to express His vastness and greatness. I may not be able to completely search the unsearchable riches of God, but I sure can try!
I have determined in my heart that if I want to see a fresh move of God in my life, I must give Him a fresh move at His altar. I must alter my altar experience in order to manifest the greater things I’ve only had glimpse of in my dreams. I know God has more for me in 2020 and beyond and it’s up to me to position myself in the best way possible to receive the more He has for me and my family in the coming decade. An ordinary, religious, traditional and repetitive altar experience just will not do for me anymore. I know Abba God is looking for more and I’m going to alter myself at His altar to give Him exactly what He needs from me.
Let the fire of my altar be altered and never burn out!
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