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Return to the Family Altar

 One of the greatest privileges available to believers is the ability to communicate with our divine creator through the discipline of prayer. Jeremiah 33:3 states, “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” The Lord desires to establish a relationship with His people. In order to have a relationship, there must be communication.

Prayer has been a neglected discipline within the Church today. Most believers struggle with prayerlessness. Perhaps one of the most common sins today is the sin of prayerlessness. When we fail to pray, we become spiritually weak and vulnerable. We open a door and give access to the enemy into our lives.


The Bible defines the Church as a “House of Prayer” in Matthew 21:13. We must transition from being a Church that prays to becoming a “House of Prayer.” Your family and home should be defined as a “Home of Prayer.” Prayer must permeate our lives and become an integral part of everything we do as people of God.


We are living in the last days and are in what the Bible defines as perilous or dangerous times. I want to encourage you to pray together as a family. Someone has wisely said, “The family that prays together stays together.” God wants your family to be strong, your children and grandchildren to have a loving relationship with Him, and to have their needs met financially and emotionally. He has a plan for your life and wants you to realize your destiny as individuals.


We are too busy. We must set aside time to pray for one another’s health, well-being, and safety. You have the responsibility to teach your family to pray. We must rebuild the broken family altars in our homes.

 

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