What was the old family altar Les talks about?
The old family altar was a childhood practice where the father would read a few verses from the Bible, and the family would form a circle of prayer, usually before the children boarded the early school bus. It represents a former habit of family devotion that is rarely heard of today.
Les explains that when he was a kid, families had what they called the old family altar. The father would read a few verses out of the Bible, and the family would have a circle of prayer, usually before the children got on the early school bus. Les notes that you don't hear that anymore, but God hasn't changed and His promises are the same. He connects this to daily prayer, saying believers should spend 10, 15, 20, or 30 minutes on their knees, and that prayer takes habit.