Altars that Alter Destiny

UV 1544/10000 Altars that Alter Destiny
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

Exodus 17 v 15

Like there are several lenses inside a telescope, beginning with the eyepiece leading to a magnifying lens in the middle and one at the end, one uni-verse leads and opens onto another uni-verse. Each uni-verse is a lens through which we can view the leadership of God acting in human history. The above uni-verse opens onto the verse in Song of Solomon chapter 2 verse 4: “He brought me to his banqueting house and his banner over me was love.” The implication is that when we erect the altar of worship in spirit and truth, it leads up to the banner of victory being erected over our lives, our homes, our workplaces, our families. Abraham erected an altar of sacrifice before the Lord or Jehovah Jireh and the Lord blessed him with abundance while Moses experienced victory over the powerful foe Pharaoh and the army of Egypt. Jehovah reveals Himself as the God of Victory or Success in our lives. Moses erected the altar to Jehovah Nissi as a mark of his thanksgiving and worship for the victory the Lord gave the Israelites over Amalek, a kingdom that was resisting their advance towards the promised land.


Today, many people have made success their god while Jehovah Nissi is the God o who gives lasting and real success or victory. When we raise an altar of remembrance, of thanksgiving, of worship and sacrifice before the Lord, He will raise a banner or flag of victory in our area of challenge. He will bring us into his banqueting house or in other words, we will hear news of victory and success in our ears and in our homes and lives that causes us to rejoice, celebrate and raise an altar to Jehovah Nissi. In a banquet many dishes and delicacies are served. There is laughter and music. Similarly, the Lord wants to hear the voice of rejoicing in the tabernacles of the righteous.


The Lord establishes victory for us not with His might or His power but by His Spirit. This is the lens at the end of the telescope. He does things not instantly. He has not promised us instant news but good news and great news. We should not be impatient but rest and rejoice in the assurance of ultimate and complete victory as promised by the Lord. Joshua had to combat 31 kings and wrest victory before he could lead Israel into the promised land. Similarly, we have to combat 31 kings before we have final and complete victory. In other words, we combat one king or other of the spirit realm every day of the month. We should not become worried or doubtful but fix our eyes on the banner of love that Jehovah has surrounded us in His Son Jesus. We should raise an altar of thanksgiving like Jacob did at Bethel, as Abraham did with the altar to Jehovah Jireh and Moses did with the altar to Jehovah Nissi. In the course of our lives, we can raise as many altars as Jehovah has manifestation-declaring names.

Prateep V Philip