The Altar Of Brokness

The altar of brokenness beckons, it makes its demands, It looks through the crowd for those with certain qualifications. It seeks for the bowed head, the bended knee, the lowered eyes and the submitted heart.

The altar looks for the broken will, the heart that has been ripped apart exposing its internal workings to the staring world

When these characteristics are found, the person is then laid on an altar of sacrifice and the smell of burning flesh fills the room. The stench is repulsive and sickening, and for many it is more than they can handle. They talk, as they back out of the room, about how it costs too much to serve, how God has no right to ask them to give all.

But for those who remain on the altar, out of the ashes of sacrificed flesh rises a new spirit and a new creation. The old man must remain upon the altar but the new man walks away with purpose and power

The man born out of the ashes of sacrifice, fears nothing, he walks by trust rather than feelings, his eyes see beyond the temporal and carnal. He has no trouble being obedient to the will of God because he is propelled by divinity instead of humanity. No longer is his vision obstructed by carnality, he see into the vast possibilities in God.

Those who pass by him are not struck by his human significance or worldly attraction, what they notice first is the distinct odor of burning flesh. They notice secondly how transparent he has become, it is as if His only purpose to magnify the light that is shining from deep within him.

The altar beckons, those who desire it's power are many those who will pay it's price are few

And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
(Gal 5:24-26)