When You Build Your
Altar To Late
“And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto
them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them
here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all
the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.
And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he
built unto the LORD. And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by
night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of
them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the
priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall
I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of
Israel? But he answered him not that day.”
(1 Samuel 14:34-37)
(1 Samuel 14:34-37)
Today’s Morsel: While Saul sat under a pomegranate tree
because of fear, his son Jonathan and his armor bearer were taking the
fight to the Philistine by the power of God. When Saul chose to build and altar
to seek after God, he got no answer. Saul seems to always find himself
being rejected by God for his disobedience and poor leadership. We must
not wait until we are facing trouble to build an altar to seek God. The
Lord told Moses to inform Aaron and his sons that they never let the fire go
out of the altar. We must also come daily before our altar in prayer,
worship, and praise, seeking God for His direction and guidance. If
we seek Him daily and keep the oil and fire in our altar fresh, our
disobedience against Him and His word will be greatly diminished.
Sing: Let the fire of my altar never burn
out. Let the fire of my altar never burn out. Let the fire of my
altar never burn out; make me house, make me a house of prayer.
Thought For Today: Don’t ever let the
fire go out of the altar.
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