Altars and Isaac

Genesis 26:25 -
So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug a well.

Isaac understood as one who had been a sacrifice the need for calling upon the Lord. will we call upon the Lord for our families and friends? Altars are a reminder to call upon Him and see that He will do great and mighty things. In Psalms 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. One of the purposes of being in prayer is to see what God has for you and others. Do you believe He heals? Delivers? Loves?

One of the keys of Family Altars is that
To honor God's Word, develop respect for it, and to live by it. James says, "But be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves" (James 1:22). Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4). Home is a good place to practice the exhortation, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord" (Col. 3:16). In these days when we have put the Bible out of our schools, we need to put it back in our homes and teach our children from it.

And I want to share a recent letter to us.

Hi Lee-


I came across your new endeavor to produce altars for individuals and
families. I just had to keep reading. I was really transfixed.


Thank you!


I wanted to know if I could put in a special order, or sorts. I would
like to have a child size altar that fits on a tabletop. Its just for
me but somehow I feel like my altar would be "bigger," more
magnanimous somehow if it just fit into a room discretely and easily,
but was always there. I also found myself thinking about how I had
NEVER prayed as a child, how I never even knew what the word "prayer"
meant. I feel as if it would be most beneficial for me to start from
the ground up, so to speak. And I know that the prayers inside of me
as a child were more the "real deal," and I want to connect to all of
it.


The altars are beautifully finished and crafted, no doubt about it! If
it were possible, I would like to have one that is made of unfinished
wood (not stained). Do you use different woods, are there decisions
that can be made there? I like unfinished wood very much. I used to
work a lot with old barns in Vermont, brokering them at no cost in
exchange for salvaging the barn and building a new structure from it.
I loved the untouched, natural, even weathered wood.

(We are working on this! Answers this week!)

What I would like boils down to a much simpler structure, which fits
for me. Let me know what you think.


I am recovering from an accidental poisoning which has caused some
permanent disability, but I have plans to
transform much of these! Somehow, in my heart, I know I need to be
praying with myself, my soul, must me and God, etc.
I need guidance but all of it is work I have to do. So, having a
private piece for prayer really fits rather than seeking a group of
people, for example, to pray for me.


Tell me, if you wouldn't mind, how you saw the oil?


I live in the White River Jct. area. Write back when you can. In my
view, you needn't portray so much worry that you can't make this idea
work. Nothing important unfolds quickly, so from that you might want
to feel more confident that you are on the right track! And I suspect
that whatever personalization could be added to them will help
immensely.

(There is more of personal nature, but we sure are encouraged!)


So, let me respond to some of this. Colors are being contemplated and we should have a stain color selection this week. Other woods are being considered. We are working on the personalization which will include plaques, wood burning and art work. Some of the writers other suggestions included selling these at fairs and crafts shows.

Who knows where this is going?