God’s House is a House of Prayer. Yes, we know this, but today we are reminded
that this is God’s will concerning us.
In Isaiah 56:7 tells us this: (read all 4-12 to hear God’s heart)
7 Even them will I bring to my holy
mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt
offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine
house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
In Matthew 21:13-14 And said unto
them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but
ye have made it a den of thieves. And
the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
Also in Mark 11:17 and Luke 19:46 we
see the same passage above.
God’s House of Prayer. Prayer means a communion with God. It isn’t a ritual or daily habit. It is about daily communing with God as we walk
through our daily activities and talking to Him, and He to us, about His
directives for this world. …. whether “world” means your own household or city
or state or country or universe….
Prayer is Communing with God our
Father daily, whether in talking to Him or listening to Him. Prayer is also just being available. How?
By being open to Him at any moment to use us in a situation... Being in a heart of worship towards Him. True worship is an attitude of heart, not
lots of songs and dance and noise, nor is it in Jerusalem… As Jesus said, “true worshippers shall
worship the Father in spirit and in truth…”
John 4:23-24 But the hour cometh, and
now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in
truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him
must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 14:17-20 Even the Spirit of
truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither
knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in
you. I will not leave you comfortless: I
will come to you. Yet a little while,
and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live
also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in
you.
That is a wonderful scripture, even
more so as we receive the Holy Spirit revealing it…. Then it is Life.
Being assembled as God’s house of
prayer is not to be grievous, even though He may have us at times be in heavy
travail within our spirit. But it is His
holy Spirit that is travailing/praying in us according to the Mind of God for
each situation.
Romans 8:26-27 Likewise the Spirit
also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we
ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which
cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of
the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will
of God.
So we need to learn to yield to the
holy Spirit of truth and life that has made His home within us as He prays
according to the need at hand. God’s House
of Prayer.
Amen.
RPJ
