Burn, Baby, Burn! Fuel for Your Fire
For fire to be maintained, attention and fuel are required. How's the fire of your altar? We live in a frenetic and fragmenting culture so it is easy to allow things to distract and damp down the flame - and that is very, very dangerous. It's not that we lack opportunities for ignition: a powerful worship service, a stirring message, a brief 'pop-up' moment when we catch it. These all function like strike-anywhere matches to light us up. But match sticks won't keep the fire
Have You Altered Your Altar So It's 'Useful?'
Altering your altar is an easy trap to fall into. It's a fear-driven strategy to control: Sure God gave this to us but now we have to protect it. In I Kings 12 Jeroboam shows us how this works. Blend it - a Jesus PLUS approach Blur it - a Word MINUS approach. Bend it - make it convenient Break it - make it comfortable The result of these altered altars was 'useful religion' - useful politically (then and now) to keep a nation divided. And when these elements alter our altars,
How Will You Change History?
Is that a strange thought? An arrogant presumption? A statistical improbability? How little we comprehend the intertwined dynamics of what we speak, angelic engagement, and the presence of heavenly portals. Last night prophet Penny Gibbs brought that into clear focus in this critical time of decisions and transitions. 'Heavenly Portals are mighty end time weapons to release victory and take the win.' Far from being passive passengers on some out-of-control roller coaster, we
