Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2And be not conformed to this world...
God has called us to build an altar, and not to be like this world. This world wants us to build a stage. A stage is a place where YOU are the focus. Where YOU get the glory. Where you are seen and get the attention. A stage is a place of performance.
An altar is a place of sacrifice. Where you die. Where your pride and self-will die. An altar is the place where you don’t get any attention, but where you are eliminated. An altar is the opposite of performance. You don’t have to do anything, but lying there. A dead person doesn’t perform!
God called us to take up our cross and follow after him. It doesn’t only mean we have to sacrifice a lot of things, or many painful situations. It also means I don’t have toperform. I live no longer myself. That means my will is dead, but it also means my works and struggle is dead too. No more performance. No more stage.
Churches that are a reflection of the world build stages. Places of performance. But churches according to Gods heart build altars. They focus on prayer and repentance. They focus on holiness. If you want Gods blessings on your life, then step down from your stage, and present your body a living sacrifice!!
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