‘Then Noah built an altar to the Lord , and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose. And the Lord was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things. As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”’ Genesis 8:20-22(NLT)
‘But if you refuse to serve the Lord , then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord .”’ Joshua 24:15(NLT)
‘They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.” ‘ Acts of the Apostles 16:31(NLT)
As Noah came out of the ark, he didn’t go to see the land or to find and prepare something to eat. The first thing he did was to raise an altar to the Lord. God was pleased with that offering, and then made a promise of blessing to all mankind.
It is time for us to raise an altar to God inside our homes. If there is a big secret to victory, this is it! Don’t do it only on Sundays, but expand on it and bring church home. Be a family that prays and worships together. God needs to be the center of our home and that can only happen when we worship together, along one another, holding hands or with our arms raised to heaven in adoration.
Like Noah, we should walk in God’s presence and work to strengthen our families. He is an example of a servant of God who took a holy stand before the corrupted world, and decided to work to save his own. We cannot let our home be destroyed by pain and evil. May God always be the center of our house, and may our families be more than conquerors through the name of Jesus. The time has come for us to enter the ark with our whole family and raise altars to God inside our homes!
from Victorious Families