Saturday, August 27, 2016

An Altar of Stone

"And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it."  Genesis 28:18.  From the earliest time, man has offered worship unto God.  Of course, God has changed his requirements of worship over time.  We today do not build altars, but rather, we offer a spiritual worship unto God.  Jacob had gathered stones together for a pillow so that he might sleep.  During the night of sleep, Jacob had an encounter with God in a dream.  The promise made to Abraham was now passed to Jacob.  All the nations of humanity would be blessed through him.  Jacob builds an altar and worships.  God is to be praised throughout the earth because of His marvelous promise to bless all of mankind in Jesus Christ.  Jacob offered his thanks and devotion unto God.  Faith builds altars and praises God.  Faith rejoices in God through worship.  Our hope is displayed in our praise of God.  Let us build our altar of worship and praise the God who has blessed us with an eternal hope.  Let us erect our altar of praise unto the Almighty God because of the pouring out of His everlasting love upon us.  Our meeting with God will bring us to the altar of worship.

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