Psalm 43

If God is the source of our happiness how do we connect to him? The psalmist makes the connection of our happiness through the altar of God. The altar served one function; to receive sacrifices. So our connection to God comes when we offer sacrifices to him. But not because he want to take away what we have. He ask for sacrifices so that we can show him his value to us. If we give him our sustinance then we display our dependance upon him to keep us alive. If we give him our time we display that he is more valuable than our schedules. The altar of the temple was the place where the very best of Israel was surrendered for God's work. I need to examine what I put on God's altar.
Stuart