The High Places

High places biblically is a place of worship. A place of worship to God or idols. 

A high place is a localized or regional worship center dedicated to a god. Worship at these places often included making sacrifices, burning incense, and holding feasts or festivals (1 Kings 3:2–3; 12:32). Some of these high places contained altars, graven images, and shrines (1 Kings 13:1–5; 14:23; 2 Kings 17:29; 18:4; 23:13–14). The Canaanites, Israel’s enemy who worshiped Baal as their chief deity, also used them.

Any man that would ever do what his right before Him(God) must firstly remove all these his high places I.e he must forgo all what he esteem more than God. 

N.B

You may not be an idolater or a pagan but still have high places.

“You shall have no other gods before Me." Exodus 20:3

Jesus was in a dialogue with a rich man in the book of Mathew 19:16-24

Matthew 19:23-24

[23]Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

[24]And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Jesus said this statement because he knew that there was an high place this man have not removed which was his possessions.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

N.B

A perfect man is a man that has only Christ as his high place. 

Jesus was telling this man "your possessions is nothing to me and not greater than me" 

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Your high place can be money, wealth, power, wears, house, idols etc.

What is/are your own high places?

Your age doesn't matter when removing high places King Josiah was eight years old when he began to rule and he did what was pleasing to God (He removed the high places) II Chronicles 34:1-5

Prayer

Lord, help me to do away with all my high places and cliff unto you alone in Jesus name. Amen 

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