Reaching for the Altar

The altar in the modern church is a place, whether physically at the front of a church or spiritually in our heart, where we go to draw close to God and commune with Him—often petitioning God for some personal need. We make the altar about us; but in Matthew, Jesus shows us that the altar is also about our brothers and sisters in Christ. He instructs us to leave the altar and go be reconciled to anyone who may have something against us. True intimacy with God, will birth in us a genuine concern for those around us. When the church is unified, God can move and bring revival.