Remaining on the Altar

      Remaining on the Altar

      "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty”. Psalm 91.1

     We have seen in recent days the devil and his demons have devastated and wiped out hundreds and thousands of lives throughout the world,  from different nationality, culture, race and color. He has taken possession of their lives without them presenting any kind of resistance. By the way, how can they resist hell without having been in the Kingdom of God?

     The fact that many people attend one denomination or have a religion is not enough for them to resist the evil that has risen against them daily. If these people do not have their lives 100% on the Altar of God, certainly they will be devoured by evil. The same applies to those who have served God but at the same time have lived a life of bitterness, sadness and defeats.

     Many have faced the same problems, and suffering like those who do not have their lives on the altar have faced daily. Why has it affected those who have been serving God as if they were serving the devil? Why are there so many failures in the lives of those who should be saving souls only through their testimonies? The answer to these questions are not difficult. This has happened because they stopped living by faith in God, they relaxed in communion with the Holy Spirit, they no longer have the fire of first love, and they have lost the desire to win souls.

     Many who lived within the discipline, today are indiscipline, disobedient, and want to serve God in their own way doing what pleases them. when they are wrong, they don’t accept to be corrected, these are the ones that the devil will destroy, because they have lost communion with God, and are an easy prey to evil. They are with their lives vulnerable and far from the Altar. If this is your situation, then you have to take an attitude and change it, for thus says the Lord Jesus,

     "Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place-unless you repent." Revelation 2.5

     What is your choice?

Putting priorities to the side

Everything in life has its level of importance. It is important to be financially stable, because it is important that your testimony be a reference of God’s greatness. It is important that you take good care of your health because it is impossible to do what needs to be done when you are physically debilitated.

It is important to have a structured family, since the foundation for a good relationship with others stems from your relationship with your family.  For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Matthew 6.32
There are other things that are also very important in the life of a servant of God, but, unfortunately, what has happened is that the most important thing has been placed equal or below all these things.

Would you like to know when a servant of God is entering the danger zone? Would you like to know when a servant of God is not spiritually well? Would you like to know when he is far from God?  When this servant is not prioritizing his Soul. When taking care of his own Soul is no longer his priority. When other things, that do not involve taking care of his Soul, occupy first place within this servant.
When you do not prioritize your Soul, automatically, you will not take care of others. You will not be concerned with winning the Souls of other people for the Kingdom of God. Let’s take a look at the verse that follows the previous verse: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6.33

Many, who were once by our side in the meetings for those who serve, are no longer among us today. Many, who went out with us to the streets and alleys, looking for the afflicted, now find themselves walking down a bitter road, waiting for someone to come and rescue them. Let’s take all this as an alert to keep our eyes on the Altar, which sanctifies everything that is placed on it. Let’s not waste time worrying about material things, which will only be blessed if they are on the Altar.

Wise woman

Every wise woman is of God, since her wisdom comes from the LORD OF WISDOM.

And every wise woman builds the foundation of her house upon the Word of God.

But, the foolish pulls it down with her hands. Proverbs 14.1

The wise woman is like the wise man that built his house on the rock.

She is wise because she knows that building a house depends on the foundation, base or structure, which are able to support the entire weight of the building. Therefore, she is more worried with foundation, than the aesthetics.

But the foolish woman is like the foolish man, who seeks quick results. For this reason, he builds his house on the sand. Matthew 7.24

The wise woman is wise because of her wise actions;

She is wise because she does not act according to her heart;

She is wise because she knows her heart is deceitful;

therefore, it cannot be trusted at all;

She is wise because she thinks, evaluates, meditates, calculates and uses an intelligence based on the Word of God, which makes her smart enough to know not to walk according to the impulses of the deceitful heart. Her wisdom prevents her from making hasty decisions;

She is wise because she believes in the Word, which does not fail;

She believes because she trusts and hopes in the Spirit of the Word of God;

She is wise because she knows the vision is yet for an appointed time, which has been determined by God. She is not deceived; if it delays, she will wait, because it will certainly come and not be late. Habakkuk 2.3

Mulher sabia

Toda mulher sábia é de Deus, haja vista que a sua sabedoria vem do SENHOR DA SABEDORIA.

E toda mulher sábia edifica a sua casa fundamentada na Palavra de Deus. Porém, a tola a derruba com as próprias mãos. Provérbios 14.1

A mulher sábia é igual ao homem prudente que edifica sua casa sobre a rocha.

É sábia porque sabe que a edificação de uma casa depende de fundamentos, sapatas ou estruturas capazes de suportar todo o peso do edifício. Por conta disso, ela se preocupa mais com a estrutura do que com a estética.

Mas a mulher tola é como o homem insensato que busca resultados rápidos. Por isso edifica a sua casa sobre a areia. Mateus 7.24

A mulher sábia é sábia por conta de suas atitudes sábias;
É sábia porque não age de acordo com o coração;
É sábia porque sabe que seu coração é enganador;
E, por conta disso não se pode confiar de jeito nenhum;
É sábia porque pensa, pesa, medita, faz as contas, enfim, usa a inteligência segundo a Palavra de Deus, o que a torna esperta a ponto de não andar segundo os impulsos do coração enganador. Sua sabedoria bloqueia decisões precipitadas;
É sábia porque crê na Palavra que não pode falhar;
Crê porque confia e espera no Espírito da Palavra de Deus; 

É sábia porque sabe que a visão é ainda para o tempo determinado por Deus, mas se apressa para o fim, e não enganará; se tardar, espera, porque certamente virá, não tardará. Habacuque 2.3

Make it your story

An Arab legend once said that two friends went traveling through the desert, at some point during the journey, very tired, one attacked the other. The victim, without saying any word, picked up his staff and wrote in the sand:  "Today my best friend knocked me down." After a while, they went on travelling through the wilderness, until they reach an oasis ( small lake).

There, they were taking a bath, until the friend who had been beaten, began to drown. The other swam to him and brought him to shore safe and sound. That's when his friend whom was rescued took his clay and wrote on a rock, surrounded by vegetation, "Today my best friend saved my life." The first asked, "why when you were beaten, you wrote your feelings on the sand, and when you were saved wrote on the stone stone"? The other replied, smiling:. "When a good friend offends us, we must record this damage in the sand so that when the wind of forgetfulness and forgiveness comes  they are  erased by it. 

 But when a friend does something great, we should record this moment on a  stone and keep it in our  memory and heart, where no wind can erase it.

 Real friends do not need to talk forever. They do not need to ever visit. Our true friends are those who rejoice at our victories and  are the first to show solidarity in our misfortune.

Be an authority

        Be an authority

       Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather[a] rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10.19-20      

When you become a child of God, you become a prince or princess of God. You receive the same authority Adam had, the same authority Noah had, the same authority Abraham had and the same authority Jesus has. You become an ambassador of Jesus, an authority of God here on earth.

       Now you can understand why we are bold to challenge all evil. When you become a prince of God here on earth, those small problems that seem huge in your eyes become nothing. God’s authority is with you, not just in the church, but everywhere you go. When you receive this authority from God, you no longer bow before problems, however serious they are. You’ll face even death, for you know who you belong to and who you are.      

A person who receives the Holy Spirit stops being religious. They stop labelling themselves as spiritist, Catholic, or evangelical. They have nothing to do with religion, they have everything to do with the Lord. They stop depending on other people or luck. You are the one who controls your destiny, through your relationship with God.

       The choice is yours: do you want to just solve your problem or become a blessing yourself? If you solve a problem today, another will come along tomorrow. But those who have authority crush their problems day after day, for the rest of their lives.        

Choose to be a blessing. Have the Holy Spirit and become an authority of God on earth.  Our Daily Bread – Bishop Macedo

Being honored by God

If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. John 12:26

When a person truly serves God, they take pleasure in what they do. No matter where they are or what has been given to them to be done. They  know that it is not enough just to say that  they are  servants, much less wear a uniform, above all they  keep their word, and  the vow that was made to the Most High God to serve Him throughout their lives.

However, there are many who start well and were giving their best, but as the time went by they changed their focus. They failed to serve God and begun to serve and to please the man or themselves. To these the Lord Jesus says,

'Bondservants, be obedient to Those Who are your masters According to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, to the Christ; not with eyeservice, the men-pleasers, but the bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, the to the Lord, and not to men, Knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, Whether he is a slave or free. Ephesians 6.5-8

When the Lord Jesus promised to honor someone, He was very clear when he said, "one who serves me, follows me …there are two fundamental conditions. Serve, or do the work of God, helping the needy, evangelizing, caring for people, coaching, healing, preaching the gospel. And following me, that's exactly to obey his word, it is to manifest his character before the people and give good testimonies especially to outsiders. 

It is useless to do a lot, but still having a bad character. living in lies, falsehood and deceiving people. those who proceed in this way are those who are serving themselves and not God, they are those who are more worried  with the title they have and the position they occupy. These are exactly the ones that cause divisions, gossip and sow strife among the servants, pastors and even among members of the Church. They will never be honored, on the contrary, sooner or later will be put into shame by the devil. 

But those who serve God and continue to live a life according to the Scriptures, these certainly at the right time, will be honored

Do not despise the sacred

Perfumes has always been used by women as a means of attraction, to draw the attention and admiration of men, especially when it comes to sensuality and to exercise its power of seduction.

It was before the Lord Jesus Christ that one of these women came and  poured all her valuable perfume.

A woman came to him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His Head as He sat at the table.(Matthew 26:7).

She knew in her heart that, this  Man could  not simply be seduced by the pleasant smell of just any perfume , even if it was purchased during the course of a year. She knew that It needed something more to attract the admiration of the One who would be the liberator of her soul.

At that time, it was quite complicated for a woman to approach a man, but Mary approached the Lord Jesus Christ in a way reprehensible in the eyes of others, and the Lord Jesus approved her courage and determination in seeking to draw his attention.

Jesus saw what was inside of her and expressed his satisfaction saying; "Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her  ." (Matthew 26:13)

Many have shed their offerings, and they  have called attention of men, they have approached before the altar with their proposals.
How has been your approach to God? How have you given your offerings to God?
Mary poured out her life. She gave her  everything. she gave What she was, and what she would be  from that day forward. She did not despise the Sacred.

Be very careful!! Do not despise the Sacred