Build An Altar

 

What would a priest be without an altar?

Priests serve at the altar, that's their station; their place of assignment.

In the old testament section of the scriptures, the patriarchs erected altars whenever they journeyed to new towns or locations, they erected altars in gratitude after getting answers to prayer or after enjoying God's blessings and benevolence.

The good Book has a lot to say about altars.

Altars are mentioned over 400 times in the scriptures.

Anything mentioned more than once in the scriptures is worth noting for "once has God spoken, twice have we heard that all power belongs to God"

A Pharaoh once had two different dreams with the same meaning in one night which troubled him, the story can be found in the Genesis account.

Anxious for an answer, he summoned his magicians and wise men who eat at his table to give him the interpretation of his dream. None of them knew the interpretation of the dream, neither could they gave him a satisfactory answer.

It was then the Pharaoh's cupbearer remembered Joseph for Joseph had interpreted a dream for him which also involved his colleague the Pharoah's previous baker when they were in prison.

According to Joseph's interpretation of that dream, the cupbearer of Pharaoh would be restored to his position and job at the Pharoah's side; while the Pharoah's baker would not make it, he was to be hanged.

It happened exactly as Joseph had predicted by interpretation.

It is worth noting that when Joseph stood before the Pharaoh he told the Pharaoh the dreams he had in the same night have the same meaning, the Pharaoh had two dreams as a witness that God will surely do what the Pharaoh had dreamed about. He then interpreted the dream and proffered a solution.

Two is the number of witness, it is a confirmation, it is evidence a thing will happen or a matter should be taken seriously.

Altars are mentioned not twice but over four hundred times in the Bible.

Over four hundred times! That is the number two multiplied by two hundred, and more.

It proves the topic of altars is one which we should take mega serious and understand.

Joseph was greatly blessed, the favor of God was upon his life. His ancestry points to altars.

He was from a lineage of altar erecting Patriarchs, men who had a relationship with God.

Altars serve a purpose, a divine purpose, they act as a meeting point between the divine and men.

There are both good and evil altars.

Evil altars are meeting points of worship and reverence between men and evil spirits.

In the presence of evil altars and through such altars, all sorts of manipulation has gone on- destinies have been tampered with, evil released upon lives, names and individuals cursed, human spirits summoned, astral projection carried out and evil decrees made.

The will of God is that such altars are pulled down and destroyed and God's judgement decreed upon  such altars and locations.

Evil altars are the fake of the original.

In the presence of God we see from the book of Revelation that there is an altar in God's presence, a golden altar.

The concept of altars is from God. men learned to build altars due to God's inspiration and instruction.

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob were altar building men who had a relationship with God.

Temples had altars and tabernacles of worship too.

The ark of the testimony was a scared chest that functioned as an altar.

Altars will always be relevant as long as God has an altar.

What an altar is and how they are operated in the new testament, is significantly different to how altars were presented in the old testament section of scriptures.

Prayers are made before altars, answers to prayers have been received before altars, divine encounters have been had at altars. people have received life and also received judgement before altars, as well as people being blessed or cursed before altars.

At the place of the altar, sacrifices have been rejected and accepted.

At the place of the altar destinies have blossomed and lives have found a new meaning.

You can build an altar in your home!

Your own place of meeting with God, the Lord will accept it, more so if you have a relationship with God through Jesus the Christ.

That relationship qualifies us to build altars because we are priests unto God through the Lord Jesus Christ, but very importantly we are living altars.

Our hearts are altars unto God.

The cross of Jesus Christ is an altar.

We can always approach it in the place of faith for deliverance, repentance, freedom, grace and cleansing.

We are priests unto God through the Lord Jesus Christ!

We can built altars of resilience, sacrifice, faith, dedication and prayer to God.

"we are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people who have been called to show forth the praises of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light!"

May God have respect unto your altar.

Trained In The Light

 These is no doubt that being trained is an important part of life.

We learn by training, learning is training as training is the practice of what we have learned.

Whether that is learning how to ride a bicycle, drive a car, sail a ship, fly a plane or flying a helicopter

We train or get trained to be the best we can be at a thing.

Training sharpens  our skill, develops our ability, and makes our potentials emerge.

We train for battles and wars, we train train to use tools and weapons, we train for effectiveness.

We train our bodies to get the best out of it, either for personal fitness or to excel in a physical sport.

We train our minds to develop our mental powers, sharpen our mental skill and discover our inner abilities.

We get trained on the job, we train for positions and to function at our best in our chosen career path.

We prepare for promotions through training, we prepare for the future by being trained, and we're  also trained to learn new skills and earn better.

As we train to be effective in this physical world of ours we receive training in the spiritual dimension too.

The spiritual dimension is made up of the realm of darkness and the realm of light.

Spiritual people can be good or evil.

There are evil people who are highly spiritual, they have been trained in darkness.

We also have good people who are highly spiritual, they are trained in light.

The degree to which you have been trained in either realms determines your effectiveness and impact from that dimension.

Your spiritual training determines how and how well, you navigate the spiritual dimension.

The spiritual controls the physical.

The masters of life are those who have spiritual mastery.

They are those who have been trained spiritually.

Either in the realm of darkness or the realm of light they navigate the spiritual dimension masterfully.

Light is superior to darkness, it is better to be trained in light.

There are dimensions in the light, even as we have different types of light.

There are different types of glories.

The brighter the light, the greater the glory!

There is a glory that is of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the other types of stars.

They all differ in glory and brightness.

God associates with light.

He is "the God of the heavenly lights."

He is robed in light.

Light emanates from Him.

We should be trained in light.

We are trained in light by the Spirit of God.

We are trained in light the word of God.

We are trained in light being of the light which starts with a translation.

A translation into the kingdom of God!

God is the Light.

To be trained in the Light is to grow in salvation, redemption, justification and glorification.

To be trained in the Light is to grow in godly wisdom, understanding and knowledge.

When we train in the light we are learning godliness, humility, temperance, resilience and gratitude against all odds.

When we train in the Light our character is being formed and our spirit man is being strengthened.

To train in the Light is to grow in righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.

When we train in the Light, the word takes root in our hearts, does a work in our hearts, eradicates darkness within us; and makes the day dawn within us as the day star rises in our hearts.

When we train in the Light our consciousness and identity changes for the better and we begin to reclaim our creative authority.

When we trained in the Light we wage a good warfare, a mature warfare, and we see who our enemy and enemies really are.

When we are trained in the Light, the force is with us, even the force of the Spirit!

When we are trained in the Light, we operate with a new awareness, a divine readiness, and blessed assurance.

To be trained in the Light is to grow in the likeness and image of Jesus Christ for He is the Light.

To be trained in the Light is to be exposed to the riches of grace!

To be trained in Light is to be dignified with the newness of salvation.

To be trained in the Light equips us with redemption powers.

To be trained in light is to operate and work  with the authority of righteousness.

To be trained in Light is to be built up with the pillars of holiness.

The highest and greatest form and dimension of light is God's Light, it is the Light of Jesus Christ.

Come to The Light Of Jesus Christ!

Redemption

 Redemption is a beautiful word.

To understand what it means to be redeemed is to appreciate the word redemption.

The beauty of redemption is in the dignity, value, and favor it places on the redeemed by the redeemer.

Redemption gives the redeemed 'cards' to play and operate with, spiritual cards that is.

Redemption is an act of kindness from the redeemer to the redeemed.

In the book of Ruth in the Bible we see a beautiful work of redemption at play.

Boaz redeemed Ruth a widow, by purchasing the right to be her husband, providing for her and her mother in-law and changing her fortunes.

We also see Jesus Christ redeeming the woman caught in the act of adultery, he redeemed her from shame and death by giving her the freedom and opportunity to start afresh with an "empowerment to go and sin no more."

We also see the greatest work and act of redemption carried out by Jesus Christ for humanity.

Through His blood, the sacrifice of His life, the offer of redemption has been extended to humanity.

Redemption grants us a new beginning and a new reality.

Humanity was in need of redeeming, Jesus came as our kinsman redeemer to redeem us from sin and its effects on humanity that we may be reconciled to God.

Redemption is a great extension of God's loving kindness to us at the expense of Jesus Christ.

The redeemer is the one who pays the price of redemption.

To redeem is to buy back.

Redeeming costs a lot, it is not cheap to redeem.

If you are going to redeem another, you will have to pay a price for that persons buyback which is higher than the real cost of the individual.

When the blood of Jesus was shed, the highest price for our redemption was paid.

"The life of a thing is in its blood"

When Jesus was whipped, pierced with a spear, and crucified on the cross after being injured from the crown of thorns his blood flowed.

It was holy blood, righteous blood, not the blood of a mere man.

It was his life flowing out of Him for our redemption.

There is no greater price or act of love shown towards humanity.

It was the price of our redemption that we may be clean, free, and in relationship with God our creator.

Now, we can claim rights, access blessings, navigate the spiritual realm and lay hold on precious promises. All because of our redemption in Christ Jesus!

Blood is a legal tender in the spiritual realm, it is valuable like gold is valuable in the physical realm.

Spirits value blood because they don't have blood.

The best blood has been shed for you and I.

We are now redeemed and have rights.

That holy blood, with holy life, from a divine being- God in human flesh redeems us when accepted and appropriated by faith.

We can confess and profess the word because we have been redeemed.

We can make decrees and they will stand!

"Let the redeemed of the Lord say so."

The Resurrection, The Eagle & The Phoenix

'Resurrection' that is a powerful word.

To resurrect is to come back to life, it is to come back from the dead, it is to come back into a position of being erect from a place of lying flat or falling to the ground.

Every time I think of the word resurrection, I imagine power.

It takes power to come back to life from the dead.

It takes that which is superior, strong, powerful and divine to resurrect from the dead.

It takes some degree of strength and power to resurrect a dead thing or make erect that which was bent over or lying flat

Jesus Christ is the Resurrection.

He called Himself the "resurrection and the life."

His death showed he was human, but His resurrection showed He is divine, He is God.

When He was here on earth, he was a hundred percent man and a hundred percent God, this is called the hypostatic union.

Jesus Christ is also the great Eagle.

He is the great Eagle who bears us on His wings.

He is the great eagle who bore the children of Israel on His wings as they journeyed out of Egypt into the promised land.

The eagle and the phoenix are interesting birds.

While one is a present day creature and legend of the air, the other is a legendary and mythical creature with debates around whether they exist or not.

I believe phoenix exist.

The eagle and the phoenix are both intriguing creatures who have quite a lot in common.

It is debatable that the eagle is a descendant of the phoenix.

The similarity between both in form and renewal ability is uncanny.

The phoenix is a bird associated with renewal and resurrection.

Qualities we see in Master Jesus and which He promises and gives to His followers.

Eagles have a wonderful ability to renew their youth and their strength.

The Lord promises to "satisfy our mouth with good things and renew our youth like eagles."

Eagles renews their strength, the scriptures promise that "they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall walk and not be weary and run and not faint"

Basically, there is a promise that we become eagle like.

The Lord identifies with the eagle among all the birds of the earth.

The eagle is the most remarkable of birds, just like a phoenix it renews itself; resurrected from what was a death like state to newness.

Just like Jesus Christ did through His resurrection and with the  power used to accomplish that now transferred to His followers, we can live an eternal resurrected life.

Jesus rose from the dead like a phoenix rises from the ashes!

He is the ''resurrection and the life''

Eagles and phoenix's both undergo a resurrection and life kind of experience.

Eagles undergo periods of rest and renewal and the sharpening of their beaks and regrowing of their talons to rise or resurrect to a certain newness.

Newness of life.

Life.

That is a beautiful word!

You have to associate color, beauty, energy, order, balance and peace with life.

These are what we see in nature.

They are qualities the Lord is also able to infuse into an individual's life, for He s the life!

The phoenix is a bird that burns to ashes  once it's life cycle has come to an end.

In a miraculous manner it resurrects from its ashes a rewed bird, blazing in fire and glory!

It rises, it resurrects to new life.

Words like rise, arise, resurrect, new and life are words associated with the scriptures especially in the New Testament.

They are words associated with God and also believers- His people, His church, His followers, His sons and daughters.

They are words also associated with the eagle and the phoenix.

It is worth noting that one of the four faces of the Cherubim angel is described as an eagle in the Book of Ezekiel..

I am the resurrection and the life is such a profound statement, its a deep declaration and a revelation with depth!

Such beautiful words Jesus spoke to His friend Martha.

Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.

Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”

The Economy of Light

Light is a realm.

Light is a spiritual dimension, just as darkness is.

Within the light there is a kingdom just as there is in darkness.

Every kingdom has its own economy.

There is wealth in the light, there is a kingdom in the light.

The light brings wealth and there is wealth in the light.

There are riches in the light.

This is kingdom wealth.

Wealth from God's kingdom.

The wealth and riches in the light can manifest on earth and in human lives as tangible blessings money can buy, and also as intangible blessings money cannot buy.

The wealth of this realm is where the Creator meets our needs from.

"And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus"

The glorious riches written about in this passage are the treasures of the kingdom.
It is a kingdom of light, it is God's kingdom.

Gold is found there, silver is there,, the onyx, the sardius, beryllium, emeralds and every precious stone and metal.

On the outfit of the Creator's priests in the Old testament, valuable stones like the amethyst, carbuncle, sapphire, diamond, onyx, jasper, agate to name a few were on the breastplate of priest's of God according to God's instruction!

What sight to behold those garments must have been!

Who told us wealth is not spiritual?

The Creator of the universe is an opulent God with exquisite taste.

He likes gold, and made the streets of paradise from gold.

He likes precious stones and makes the gates of His city display them.

Our Creator is abundant, we will need many lifetimes of research and exploration to exhaust all He has created. We can't explore all His works in the entire universe, how much more exploring the many other universes that exist!

God's economy is found in the light.

This economy is an inexhaustible heavenly system.

The Creator's economy is a system of supply and abundance that never runs dry.

God is a God of systems.

We see systems all across His creation, just study science and observe nature and you will see the creator's pattern.

The solar system, the rain cycle (hydrologic cycle), the digestive system, eco systems, the reproductive system, the skeletal system, respiratory system to name a few.

Those who follow trusted laws continuously and persistently come into cycles or systems that produce results.

When we follow the Creators laws and commands on wealth creation we can come into the economy of light.

When we are guided by the Creators wisdom to save, invest, and give we come into His cycle of blessing.

This cycle of blessing creates abundance and wealth!

There will be guidance around giving to the poor, giving of offerings, tithing, sacrificial giving, investing and saving.

Follow the creator's lead repeatedly and consistently you will and can come into His economy of light!

There's no formular to it but pure obedience day by day to the creators leading.

God leads in light.

His word is light.

There is light in following Jehovah.

For God is light, even the Light.

Within the light we find a dimension of systems, for the Creator is very orderly.

The systems work, work the systems.

This system this light creates wealth.

"Arise, Jerusalem, and shine like the sun;

The glory of the LORD is shining on you!

Other nations will be covered by darkness,

But on you the light of the LORD will shine;

The brightness of his presence will be with you.

Nations will be drawn to your light,

And kings to the dawning of your new day.

Look around you and see what is happening:

Your people are gathering to come home!

Your sons will come from far away;

Your daughters will be carried like children.

You will see this and be filled with joy;

You will tremble with excitement.

The wealth of the nations will be brought to you;

From across the sea their riches will come.

Great caravans of camels will come, from Midian and Ephah.

They will come from Sheba, bringing gold and incense.

People will tell the good news of what the LORD has done!

All the sheep of Kedar and Nebaioth

Will be brought to you as sacrifices

And offered on the altar to please the LORD.

The LORD will make his Temple more glorious than ever.

Spiritual Dignitaries

 A dignitary is a person called to a high office, position, or state with authority and is served by others and may often serve others in return.

Honor is the main thing about a dignitary, they are honored.

Kings, Presidents, Prime Ministers and Governors are examples of dignitaries of the earth.

There are different kinds of dignitaries on earth- political, business, academic sport and traditional dignitaries.

They can be good or bad depending on the their hearts, the heart of a dignitary determines if he or she abuses their authority and power or uses it well.

As it is in our physical world, so it is in the spiritual dimension.

We have spiritual dignitaries.

Spiritual dignitaries can be human beings or spirit beings.

Examples of spiritual dignitaries are the twenty four elders before the throne of God who wear crowns, the four living creatures, archangels, principalities, and the regenerated or recreated human spirit, a type of human being we call born again Christian.

John the Baptist was a spiritual dignitary by reason of being born with the Holy Spirit from birth, coming in the spirit of Elijah and being greater than all the prophets who have lived until Christ Jesus. This was a honor he had from God and it was mention by Jesus Christ.

His dwelling was in the desert, he ate locusts and wild honey and dressed in camel skin.

Not all spiritual dignitaries look like one to the natural eye.

If you judge or despise them based on their looks you will be mistaken.

The scriptures encourage us to *judge no man after the flesh"

We need to be discerning to identify spiritual dignitaries, to know who the Creator will have us work with and honor.

Abraham was a spiritual dignitary by virtue of God's election, choice and sovereignty, he was a spiritual dignity by virtue of his friendship and proximity to the Lord.

The covenant of the Lord was with the man, Abraham was not permitted to be touched or offended by any man.

To come against Abraham was like coming against God, the protection of the Almighty was heavy upon the man and all he had.

Principalities are dignitaries.

Principalities have strong holds over regions. They control that region.

Principalities are spirit princes over a region.

Every country has one, every country has a principality over her.

The prince of Persia is a principality who resisted the angelic messenger sent with the answers to Daniel's prayer.

He was an illegitimate spiritual authority over Persia and felt the right to resist Daniel's prayer by detaining the angel sent in answer to Daniel's prayer.

It is a law in the spiritual realm that only a prince can bind a prince.

So God has to send a prince among the angelic order in the person of archangel Michael.

Archangels are dignitaries in the angelic order.

Archangels are princes among angels.

Archangels are angelic beings with leadership, a crown, and they have a team of angels they lead.

King David was a spiritual dignitary and a political dignitary.

He was a warrior, a fighting prince and king.

He was a spiritual prince before he became a political prince, his spiritual ranking eventually played out in his physical life. He became an earthly prince by virtue of marriage to the king's daughter, he would eventually become king which was his destiny.

The born again Christian or new creation is a spiritual dignitary.

They are spiritual dignitaries because they have taken on the nature and likeness of God!

They are spiritual dignitaries because they are highly placed, seated with Christ in the heavenly realms, they have the high ground!

The human perspective and view of the new creation on earth is often distorted.

The enemy has subjected it to mockery, oddity and misrepresentation which is far from the truth.

The new creation is a human being who has taken a seat in divinity, a new being who has taken a place in God.

The new creation is glorious, beautiful, wonderful and has become an extension of God!

The new creation or born again is the one chosen to judge angels, we will judge the fallen angels, more so the ones who came to earth to marry women and defile God's creation like we read about from the days of Noah.

Being a new creation in Christ Jesus is the highest attainment!

The new creation is a spiritual dignitary!

We have spiritual dignitaries who are evil.

We have evil spirits who are honored in the dark realm.

There exists high ranking wizards, high ranking witches, high ranking fallen angels, and high ranking demonic princes. There are high ranking voodoo priests! 

They are all spiritual dignitaries.

Dignitaries are honored to the degree of their rank.

In Christ Jesus, the dignitaries from His kingdom serve others.

In the kingdom of God, humble service is usually evidence of being highly ranked! 

"The greatest among you is the one who serves."

The Walking Dead

There are those who are living yet are dead.

Such people can be called walking dead or living dead.

They are moving forward but not making progress.

They marry, have careers, start families, have jobs, make money and live well, they may even seem to have it together but they ae still as good as dead.

A walking dead or a living dead is basically a walking corpse.

The closest thing to a walking dead or walking corpse is a zombie.

Zombies walk, move, and appear to be living but are actually dead or radically altered versions of who they are originally.

The Bible talks about a church assembly or community of people known as the church of Sardis "who have a reputation for being alive but were actually dead"

The church of Sardis were a group of people who were living dead people on the earth!

To the natural eye and mind they were a vibrant group or community of people.

They way God sees things and people is different from the way man sees things and people.

People saw vibrancy and life in the church of Sardis, God saw death there.

I believe there are places and people many don't see as full of life or vibrant while God see vibrancy and life there.

Jesus shares the story of the rich man and Lazarus, a popular Bible parable.

The rich man looked prosperous to the human eye- he fed well daily like a king, wore the best clothes, and had servants at his beck and call.

To the Creator he was a walking dead!

To the human eye he was doing well and thriving.

Lazarus who was poor, beggarly and homeless in front of the rich man's house  would probably fit the description of a living dead to the human eye and mind, he was actually the one truly living!

The Creator has a different perception to humanity.

In another masterful story of Jesus, he shares a parable of The Rich Fool, which is about a man God had prospered so much. 

His farm did well and he had a huge harvest which filled up his barn and he had excess harvests left over.

He decided to pull down his barn and build a bigger one to accommodate the size of his harvests. He planned to spend the years of his life eating, drinking and resting.

God frowned at this and declared his life would be taken from him that very night, and who would own all he had acquired?

The Creator called him a fool.

Nabal the husband of Abigail who later married king David was a living dead.

His wife described him as a fool, he was an ingrate, and he is described in the Bible as a harsh, evil and senseless man. It is interesting to note that his name means fool.

Abraham was a man called by God, he became a friend of the Lord!

And God made a covenant with Abraham that whoever curses Abraham would be cursed, whoever blesses Abraham would be blessed for God was Abraham's shield and exceedingly great reward.

Abraham was a dangerous man to come against!

Imagine hating such a man, you instantly become a walking dead.

Imagine working against such a man, believing he is an ordinary man like anyone else, instantly you'd find the angel of death working against you, your efforts against Abraham backfiring and you becoming a living dead!

Abimelech the ruler of a town called Gerar took the wife of Abraham and got warned in a dream by God to return the man's wife.

He was told in the dream he is as good as dead!

Abimelech was a living dead if he didn't return Sarah Abraham's wife!

Abimelech was favored and fortunate to be warned, he was about to become a living dead if he didn't return Sarah!

Abimelech, his wife and the women in his palace were struck with a form of infertility before he returned Sarah and they were healed after Sarah was returned.

Something similar happened with Isaac, Abraham's son with an Abimelech too.

Perhaps the son and successor of the Abimelech who took Abraham's wife Sarah.

Isaac had the Abrahamic covenant at work in his life, he was the covenant son of promise to his dad.

He and his wife were protected by God just like God had done with Abraham and Sarah.

A living dead is an individual God is against.

An individual grace is running out on, is a living dead.

Anyone God sees as a fool is a living dead.

Anyone who God resists is a living dead.

A wicked person is a living dead.

The scriptures tell us God is angry with the wicked everyday.

Selfish, self centered people who do not think of being blessings to others are as the walking dead.

 Repentance takes us from death to life!

Repentance is the way to move from being a walking dead to a blessed living being.