Giving or Taking At The Altar
I heard the Lord say, "many come from afar to the altar of God, even to the City of the Great King to take, and not to offer." He was talking to me about why we are here in Jerusalem, but also the Church in general. God is generous. He gives all we need already. Even to the hardened heart that says God doesn't exist, God provides breath and life and provision. God gives. When we come to the altar of God to take more, we don't recognize the violation of both love and authority. God is looking for relationship... To be mutually yoked... To mankind, He as Father and us a children. When we come to God, we should be asking God what He wants. What is it that God made us for? What unique thing can we bring to Him? Samantha and I have been in Jerusalem and Israel for about three weeks at this point. When we first came to Jerusalem in December of last year for a weeks long vacation, God spoke to me the first morning and said, "don't walk through this city looking for ...