Rest on the Altar

"And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them..." Matthew 5.1-2

The Lord Jesus used to take time to be alone with the Father when He went up the mountains, which can also be understood as the 'Altar'. And even in those precious moments, He did not refrain from doing the work He came to do. As soon as the disciples would approach Him, He began to teach them. This is the life of those who live on the Altar - even in times of rest and reflection, they serve those who need them.

The Word

"For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one." 1 John 5.7

Jesus is the Word. His disciples take his word as a rule of life, behavior and character. If there are no such provisions in Christian conduct it is because that person has nothing to do with Jesus. They are simply chaff.

NOR GIVE PLACE

"... nor give place to the devil."                                                         Ephesians 4.27

This advice from God may sound strange. However, during the time of Paul, some disciples were already giving place to the devil by allowing sorrow and grief into their hearts. 

A LIVING SACRIFICE

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service."      Romans 12:1

Contradicting the inclinations of the heart and turning down what this world has to offer is a daily exercise that true disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ must do. This includes spiritual offerings, living sacrifices to the Lord God. In return, He fulfills the desires of our heart.

Wisdom of the Spirit

"And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke." Acts 6:10

The Spirit that used Jesus and His disciples in thhe past want to use those who put themselves available to Him today. He wants to do today what He did in the past. But He needs empty vases for that.

Oh! What a day!

“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound..." Isaiah 61.1

The same Holy Spirit that was with the Lord Jesus wants to be with His disciples. His goal is to do the same He did through His Son. What are you waiting for? Let's put all our strength in this Campaign of Danie's Fasting for the Pouring out of the Holy Spirit starting on the 17th April. On that day, everyone will say: Oh! What a day!....

Wash the feet

"If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet."

John 13: 14

Jesus did not wash His disciples' feet to show humbleness, but to teach them how to behave with one another. The servant does not question, but obey.