You and Your Altar

Scripture: Genesis 12:7–8 (NKJV)

“Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.”

Beloved,

An altar is more than a physical place; it is a spiritual system of connection, communication, and consecration between humanity and divinity. In Scripture, men who walked closely with God were men of the altar, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Elijah, and David all understood that maintaining an altar was key to sustaining divine encounters and walking in covenant with God.

Your altar represents your personal place of sacrifice, surrender, and service where you meet God, pour out your heart, and receive His instructions and empowerment. Without a functional altar, even the most gifted believer becomes spiritually dry and vulnerable to distractions and attacks.

You present yourself as a living sacrifice on your altar through consistent fellowship with God; through prayer, worship, study of the Word, fasting, obedience, and yieldedness (Romans 12:1–2). It is there that you align your heart with God’s will and receive strength to manifest His purpose daily.

However, every altar requires maintenance. The fire on the altar must not go out (Leviticus 6:12–13). It must be fed with prayer, word, faith, holiness, and obedience. Neglecting your altar allows the enemy to infiltrate your spiritual life subtly, replacing devotion with routine and passion with apathy.

When your altar is alive, heaven responds. Divine instructions flow easily. God’s presence becomes tangible. Battles are won silently in prayer before they ever appear in public.

Reflection:

What is the current state of your altar?

Have you allowed busyness or comfort to replace your time of communion with God?

What sacrifices are you willing to make to rekindle the fire on your altar?

Prayer:

Father, thank You for the privilege of communion with You. Help me rebuild and maintain my altar of fellowship. Let Your fire burn continually in my heart.

Draw me into deeper intimacy, where Your presence becomes my greatest desire and Your purpose my highest pursuit in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Adeolu Bakare