God Moves!
God Moves ~ What is an alter call?
Altar call – is a practice in which those who wish to make a new spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ are invited to come forward publicly. Altar calls may also invite Christians to come forward for specific purposes.
Do you ever wonder what’s really happening at the alter call? Picture this, what seems like a regular Sunday service takes a complete turn around when our guest speaker, Roger Perez, invites the congregation to come up to the alter. He spoke about loving God, knowing Jesus & the beginning of the end times. I was already up there singing & as I opened my eyes I remember seeing a flood of people coming up. I saw 1,2,3 rows deep of adults & youth wanting to get closer to God. I was overcome by emotion as I knew what was going on. This is what some call a “move of God.” Our omnipresent God manifests himself in such a powerful way, the air is thick & you can almost feel Him. As the people sang “have your way in me” they were broken, crying, praising, thanking & some just don’t fully understand what God is doing, but they can’t deny what they’re feeling.
In the old testament, the alter was used for sacrificing animals to God. (This is done with because Jesus, the Lamb of God, sacrificed His life for our ransom) Today, when we go up to the alter we are publicly laying something down spiritually. Maybe it’s pride, lust, jealousy, a relationship, friendship, or anything that’s holding you down. When you go up to the alter the act alone is an act of abandonment. It’s telling God “I surrender to you! All I need is you!” It’s a beautiful exchange from your sorrow to His joy, your weakness for His strength, your lacking for His provision. Last Sunday, I witnessed firsthand a huge alter call where people were saved, lives rededicated & in the spiritual realm only God knows what else He was doing (healing, strengthening, encouraging) It was AWE-some & I hope dear reader if you’ve never experienced God in that way, you will open your heart to it. There is nothing to fear, we all need Jesus. Once He moves in you, you will know He is
God!
“Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.” Matthew 10:32
Writen By: Ali Sanchez | March 2, 2010About the Author:
