Altars

The Lord delivered Noah and his family from the flood, and when Noah got off the ark, he built an altar to the Lord.

The Lord called Abram out of his homeland, away from his father's household. He promised to make Abram a great nation, a nation that would be a blessing to all other nations. Abram left, and along his way through the wilderness, he built altars and called on the name of the Lord.

The Lord led Joshua and the nation of Israel across the Jordan into the promised land. He gave them the victory over their enemies at Jericho and Ai. Then Joshua built an altar and all of Israel renewed the covenant with the Lord.

The pattern is familiar: The call of God. A step out onto the path in faith and obedience. Stops along the way to praise the Lord, to call to Him for help, to learn and to remember what He has done for us.

As pilgrims, called out of our former way of life to follow Jesus, let us also stop often along our journey to build altars and monuments, so we and those who come after us may not forget the faithfulness of the Lord our God!

It is my hope that this blog, if it continues, will be a place to stop and build altars.