Building our altar
by Craig Heidenreich
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Then Noah built an altar to the Lord (Genesis 8:20a).
Read Genesis 8:6–22
Imagine how confronting it would be to wake up one day to find you and your family were the only humans left on earth. This was Noah’s experience as the flood subsided.
It’s the sort of scenario in those apocalyptic movies when a few people survive a nuclear war, and everything familiar is destroyed.
Noah doesn’t freak out – he turns to God as they step out of the ark and worships by building an altar.
What a picture of this faithful man who knows where his priorities lie.
We all face turning points when we need to make a declaration that our lives belong to God. To build a personal altar!
Lately, I have had the occasion to reflect on the passage in Matthew 6, calling us to ‘seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you as well’.
It is so easy to seek the ‘things’ rather than building an altar of obedience to the Lord himself.
Lord, thank you for those who have gone before, who inspire us to run our race. I pray we can see you amid the challenges and not lose sight of our goal. Amen.
Craig is married to Beverley. They have recently moved to Kapunda in South Australia after purchasing a ‘renovator’s delight’, which keeps Craig occupied most weekends. He says who needs to go to the gym when you can knock down some walls!
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