The Supremacy…
“The Supremacy of Jesus Christ.”
The brazen altar was the first piece of furniture the Israelites engaged with in the Tabernacle of Moses for daily prayer. This shows us God’s grace from the beginning. The sacrificial lamb, Jesus Christ, represents this brazen altar. The placement and position of the brazen altar tells us we must depend upon His blood and His grace in order to boldly approach his throne.
God’s gift is not a question of human will or human effort, but a testament to God’s mercy. It depends not on one’s willingness nor on strenuous exertion as in running a race, but on God having mercy on us (Romans 9:16). Jesus shows us we should approach Him in faith through His blood, His grace, and His sovereign supremacy over all human affairs. I must acknowledge daily the supreme authority of Jesus Christ over everything in my life.
His grace and blood demand this kind of exaltation in “brazen altar” worship and prayer. We are showing God we trust Him and acknowledge Him in the things He allows into our lives. It is through this kind of grace that He multiplies peace in our spirit to become overachievers in the assignments of life and in building His kingdom. This grace and blood through prayer conquers fear, anxieties, and the opposition of our enemies (I John 4:18, Psalms 44–48). So, when I practice fearing God and His Word through repentance at the brazen altar, I am activating the grace and blood of Jesus Christ in prayer. We are showing He is Lord and sovereign over our entire lives when we embrace this attitude in prayer. We demonstrate grace and that the blood is fully capable of handling the mountains and oppositions of our day. He releases peace and strength into our inner man so we can face, with courage, the oppositions greater than our physical capabilities and resources.
This grace and blood from the brazen altar serve as an antiseptic for any wounds and offenses we may experience. His Spirit becomes intimate with us through prayer to provide relational comfort and healing for potentially fatal offenses. The brazen altar of Jesus Christ is designed to calibrate our attitudes in prayer so we can access the promise of God through faith, His grace, and His blood!
The Supremacy of Jesus Christ facilitates grace by His blood to combat end-time insanity, offenses, and lawlessness. The brazen altar of Jesus Christ provides us with this kind of access to the power of overcoming grace through prayer.
HOW TO PRAY:
I decree and declare that God will multiply grace in my life and my family that I might accomplish His kingdom will today.
I claim His cleansing blood through grace for any offenses that I have been hit with.
I decree and declare His supremacy, that it is greater than my dilemmas today. Jesus is sufficient in grace for what I am facing today because of His brazen altar sacrifice.
I claim multiplied peace and grace towards the souls I am working with. He will, in time, manifest the promises of His Word towards the people that I am laboring to save, even though it may look impossible right now.
Pastor Don Rogers
The Pentecostals of Wisconsin
WNOP North Central Area Prayer Coordinator
( Information from: Prayer Connect Newsletter – World Network of Prayer – floshaw@wnop-upci.ccsend.com )
