THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE AND THE PRESENCE -PART 1

THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE AND THE PRESENCE
Scriptures: Exodus 27:1, Exodus 40:6
Topic: The Altar of Sacrifice and the Presence -Part 1

In this series of our quiet time, we will learn how to experience the presence and power of God in our lives and ministries through sacrifice.

"AND THOU SHALT MAKE AN ALTAR OF SHITTIM WOOD, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits."
Exodus 27:1

"PLACE THE ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERING IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE TABERNACLE, the Tent of Meeting;"
Exodus 40:6 (NIV)

The altar of sacrifice was the first item to see in the compound of God’s residence.  Without making a sacrifice on the altar, there was no way to proceed further and deeper into the presence of God.  

There is no way to serve God without sacrifice.  Everyone who came close to God paid the price and made a sacrifice. If you want to experience the presence of God, you must pay the price and make the sacrifice God requires of you.  All through the scripture, the presence of God was manifested where people made sacrifices.  

There are people who preach the same thing as others.  But you never sense the presence of God in a certain way.  The reason is simple - there is no sacrifice behind the preaching.  There is no altar of sacrifice hidden from view.  The man of God has not been to the altar of sacrifice.  Yes, he is a preacher but there is no presence. Yes, he preached a sermon but there was no presence.  I dare you to watch Christian television and listen to Christian preachers.  You will notice that many good ideas and theories are expounded but not all have the presence of God in their ministries.

We need the altar of sacrifice.  We need to pay the price.  We need to give up our own ambitions and lay them on the altar.  We need to give up certain friendships and lay them on the altar. If need be, we need to sacrifice our fathers, mothers, brethren, sisters, wives, children and even our own lives also.

"If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple."
Luke 14:26

Please take note of the fact that all who ever served God and enjoyed His presence, had to serve Him with a sacrifice.   

1. Aaron offered sacrifices to God and saw the presence of God. 

"And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord; as Moses commanded. And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings. And Moses and Aaron went into the Tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and THE GLORY OF THE LORD APPEARED unto all the people. And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces."
Leviticus 9:21-24

Credit: Excerpt from
Steps to God's Presence
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills 

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  1. Chesang'7 July 2022 at 05:51

    Being on the altar of sacrifice will make you experience the presence of God

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