“And he (Abraham) removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.” Genesis 12:8

Again and again we read of Abraham doing just that, building an altar and communing with God!

While today I am not necessarily talking about a physical altar … I am wondering if it might be wise for us all to strengthen the habit of “calling on the Name of the Lord” more often. And in more places … throughout the day!

Can the breakfast table be tuned into an altar?

How about the drivers seat in your car?

I (at least a few times) have made my lawnmower a place of worship and prayer … as I cut swaths through the front year!

And Abraham in our Text today is “on the road,” yet still “calling on the Lord” as he goes!

So … can a motel room become an altar?

Just some ideas this Monday morning … to help us live our days and nights closer to our great God.

I do have a few friends who have built “rock altars” (literally now) somewhere on their property. A place where they often retire and invest time (wisely) in “calling on the Lord!”

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

Mark wrote this of Jesus, probably basing his data of Simon Peter’s eyewitness testimony of our Lord … “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” Mark 1:35

Enough said!

A day later, still pondering this verse … I’ve learned that the very word Bethel means “House of God” and the city of Ai is a type or symbol of the “world,” of carnal “disobedience!”

And Abraham built an altar between the two! What a wise plan! Worshipping God before you get to His House, on the way … and also worshipping God so you don’t move toward the world!

Now, enough said, I think.

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