“Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’ So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.”

2 Kings 1.9-10

While meditating on this passage, we see that while we are on the hill (Altar) we are OUT OF THE DEVIL’S REACH, we become untouchable. And besides that, everything we determine happens.

Knowing this, the devil, will obviously suggest to the servant of God the same thing he suggested to Elijah, “Come down”. Once the person decides to come down the hill, this is, remove his life from the Altar, he is completely at the mercy of the devil. And it is important to note that removing your life from the Altar does not necessarily mean leaving the Church, but to stop sacrificing.

How many people are in Church, supposedly serving God; however, the devil has walked all over them?

He said: “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty (…) With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation”. Psalm 91.1,16

Wouldn’t the secret place of the Most High be the Altar, where its inhabitants cannot be affected by evil? And isn’t there a similarity between this place and Mount Hermon, since God promises blessings (longevity) and life forevermore (Salvation) in both places?

Collaborated by: Sandro Silveira – Paraguay

Note: This Sunday (19^th) at 6Pm, I will be talking about this subject “Faith and Sex” in Avenida João Dias, 1800 – Santo Amaro (SP) – Brazil. I’ll be answering some intriguing and sensitive questions that were posted on this blog.

Unless we receive another direction from the Holy Spirit.

God bless you!