🔥Your Life: An Altar of Worship
Author: Ayodeji Oludapo
Date: March 27, 2025
đź“– Scripture
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship." - Romans 12:1 (NIV)
✨ Devotional Thoughts
Worship is far more than singing songs or lifting hands in church—though those are beautiful expressions. True worship begins long before and continues long after the music stops. Worship is a life lived unto God. It’s every thought, every breath, every step surrendered to Him. Your very life is meant to be an altar—a sacred space—where God is honoured continually.
We often compartmentalize life: worship on Sundays, work on weekdays, family time, social time. But for the believer, every compartment belongs to God. Whether you're washing dishes, leading a team meeting, comforting a friend, or praying quietly, it can all be worship if it’s done with the heart to honor God.
Bezalel in Exodus 31:1-5, isn’t a prophet. He isn’t a priest. He isn’t a warrior. He’s a craftsman—an artist filled with the Spirit of God, called to build the tabernacle, the very place where God’s presence would dwell among His people.
Bezalel worshiped through designing, crafting, and creating. His life became an altar of worship through his hands, through excellence, and through obedience to God's detailed instructions.
He didn’t need a pulpit or a spotlight. His worship was in the hidden places, behind curtains, forging gold, shaping wood, and dyeing thread. Yet his work made room for others to worship. That’s a living sacrifice.
This reminds us that worship isn't always loud. Sometimes it looks like quietly being faithful in the assignment God gave you. Whether that’s designing, cleaning, teaching, nursing, or parenting—it all becomes worship when done unto Him.
🔍 Practical Reflection
Take a moment today and ask yourself:
Is my life reflecting worship to God in every area?
Am I living as though each breath I take is a gift to be used for His glory?
Are there areas of my life where I’ve withheld worship—where I live for self and not for Him?
You don’t need a stage to worship. You don’t need a perfect setting. You are the altar. Your life is the offering.
That means how you treat your coworkers, how you respond in hardship, how you spend your time and energy—it all matters. All of it becomes sacred when done in love and obedience to God.
🕊️ Closing Thoughts
Our lives are not our own; they are gifts from God, meant to be lived for His glory. Let us transform our daily existence into a beautiful altar of worship, offering every moment as a sacrifice of love and devotion.
You were not just saved from something—you were saved for something. You were saved to become a living sacrifice. A walking altar. A constant offering of worship to the One who breathed life into your soul.
🙏 Prayer
Father, thank You for the breath in my lungs and the life You’ve entrusted to me. Teach me to live each day as an act of worship. Help me to offer myself fully to You—heart, mind, body, and soul. Let my life reflect Your glory in both quiet moments and public places. May I walk in Your will, serve others with joy, and live for something greater than myself. Let my life be a constant altar where You are honoured. In Jesus’ name, Amen.