The House Of Prayer

What ever the church is today it is for the most part not what is should be. We prance, we primp, we perform, and patronize, but we neglect the most important element of our coming together – prayer. The problem with the House of God today is that we do not pray. So, what must we do?

The Prescription for the House.

What is the Prescription for the lack of prayer in the House of God? In a word it is Prayer. If we want to see the power of the Spirit fall in our lives and in our church we must become a people of prayer and we must make God’s House a House of Prayer. As Hosea said, “it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you (Hosea 10.12 KJV).” It is time for the people of God to fall on their knees before God and seek His face. We must learn the heart of Moses who asked God to let Him see His Glory. We must pant for God just as the deer pants for the water brook. If we want to see the lost saved, the sick healed, the hungry fed, and the world changed then we must pray.

Isn’t that what 2 Chronicles 7.14 says: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land (KJV).” The power of God is unleashed when the people of God humble themselves and pray. If you want to see your neighbor or neighborhood changed then pray. If you want to see the lost saved then pray. If you want your family changed then pray. The single most important activity we as believers can do to effect change in our lives is to Pray! When we pray God promises to respond.

The Promise to the House.

When we pray God will act. Don’t get me wrong He can act whether or not we pray, but when we pray He has promised to respond to the sincere fervent prayer of faith. I want to share some of those promises with you from God’s Word:

1. Deuteronomy 4.29: “But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul (KJV).”

2. Matthew 21.21-22: “Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (KJV).”

3. Luke 11.9-10: “And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened (KJV).”

4. Isaiah 5.24: “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear (KJV).”

God has promised that the fervent prayer of a righteous man will accomplish much. If we pray God’s power will fall upon our situation. Countless times in the Word we can find examples of the power of prayer manifested in the life of those who pray. If we long for the power of God we must learn to pray to God.