Have you ever taken the time to observe on Sunday morning or at any other time who is going to the altar? Is there no one who feels the pull of God to come and kneel in His presence? For those of us in the Body of Christ, who are saved and sanctified, who may feel that going to the altar is just a place for sinners to receive salvation, let me inform you that you have been misinformed. There has been a shifting in the spirit since the last time you took that walk. There is another level. We need to be at the altar every chance there is an opportunity.

Look around and see the many problems that we face in society. The evolution of moral decay is to a level that our ancestors could not even comprehend. We want, need, and cry out to God for answers. Where is the place? The altar. Is there no one that will get up and move early to be in His presence prior to the arrival of the congregation? If you are one of those people who have been entrusted by your Pastor with a key to the church, it is not just to open the door! “And I give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 16: 19). Use your key to enter in, take authority, and bind the works of the enemy. We need the prayers so that the Lord can reveal to us to schemes and snares of the enemy and give us the strategy that will defeat him. “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” (Jeremiah 33:3).

In Luke 2:36-38, Anna, a prophetess of the tribe of Asher, was unusually committed to prayer. The word gives certain aspects about her concerning her tribe (her lineage), her age, as well as her status in society. But the most important aspect is one of her character.  She “departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.” (Luke 2:36). She was committed to see the manifestation of the hand of God, which was His Son, Jesus.