Never Abandon Your Altar

Have you been praying for something a long time but have not seen the desired outcome? Have you poured out your soul like water from a cup before the Lord until you have nothing left but the answer still does not come? Do you entertain the thought, "What's the use nothing is changing?"

If so I would direct your attention to the first chapter of Luke to Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth. Zacharias never abandoned his altar even though he did not have a child. They both were righteous people in the sight of the Lord [Luke 1:6] but they still did not have a child. Prayers were offered and prayers went unheeded and all hope seemed gone. They were both advanced in years.

Zacharias never abandoned his altar as he prayed and offered incense to the Lord. He prayed, he worshiped, and he thanked God even though the long sought after child never came.

Suddenly an angel appeared one day and announced the coming of a child. Elizabeth got pregnant and nine months later John the Baptist was born. Impossible situation made possible by an infinite God.

No situation is too far gone for God. No situation is beyond hope with God. No doctor has the final say while God has the ability to heal and deliver. Nothing you face today is beyond God's reach. So when you feel despair remember Zacharias and Elizabeth and never abandon your altar.