In reading Genesis, you will notice that Abraham built an altar to the Lord whenever he came to a new place (Genesis 12:6-9 & 13:4,18). At the altar, he would call on the name of the Lord. Altars represent the memorial place where we encounter God. It may not be a physical place but we definitely need to establish one in our hearts. As often as we meet, we must have the Holy Communion, the grandest of all altars where the final Sacrifice was made, that is the Son of God was sacrificed at the Cross to reconcile mankind to God, to make possible the forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life. Why not come to the altar TODAY and accept this Sacrifice to ensure you receive the gift of eternal life? Read Corinthians 11:24-28.
Day 187 - Have Fear of God Read: Psalm 145; Proverbs 6:28-31; Revelation 6; 2 Samuel 15-16 2 Samuel 15 & 16 15:13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”14 Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.” To me, as a parent, it is so sad to note that King David got to run for his life from his own son, Absalom. His own son schemed for 40 years (15:7) to topple his own father - could you believe that? This is our Bible - it will not hide - all the successes and failures of God's people are truthfully reported. Why did King David suffer this? It started with his own sin of adultery with Bathsheba (11:3) Even though God had forgiven him when he sincerely repented by recognising that he sinned against the Lord (12:13), King David nee...
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