WHY I AM COMMITTED TO BEING A PART OF A HOUSE OF PRAYER

Why am I committed to being a part of a House of Prayer? Why commit to praying & worshipping 3 to 4 hours a day in the company of other fasting, praying and worshipping believers? Over the past 20 months it became abundantly clear that God was not allowing me to put my hand to evangelical organizations or endeavors that refuse to recognize, much less address the serious, impoverished spiritual conditions that exist within the western church. The time to make preparation is far upon us! The Spirit is urging the Bride to resist the temptation to engage in “business as usual Christianity" so we might do what is necessary to stand with Him in love and fidelity at the end of this age.

7 Reasons I Am Committed to a House of Prayer

• Committing to the House of Prayer REGIMEN is A STATEMENT TO MY UNRULY SELF that says: I need a DISCIPLINE of being all-present to God (with and without others). Daily being in the furnace of prayer is a most sure way to keep my heart focused on Jesus and His purposes. I need the STRICTURE of daily exchanging my thoughts (Isaiah 55:8,9) for His thoughts and receiving a heart of flesh where I once had a heart of stone. (Ezekiel 11:19,20)

• My “yes” to a House of Prayer is also a “yes” to WHO JESUS HAS CALLED ME TO BE:  a friend of the Bridegroom; a “bright and shining lamp” (John 5:35) watching & preparing the way for the return of Jesus Christ.

• In the House of Prayer, as I daily engage in prayer and worship I am making A STATEMENT TO MY SELF-WILLED EGO that no matter how much I “learn”, I HAVE NOT THE STRENGTH to perform and/or persevere in godliness. I am perpetually giving myself to being reminded of who I am and who He is - and that I need Jesus’ breath (John 20:22) to empower every movement of my spirit.

• My “yes” to a House of Prayer is a statement of AGREEMENT with Jesus to BE A PART OF THE PROPHETIC IDENTITY He’s given to the Church (Mark 11:17). This agreement is also saying "yes" with believers from around the world whom the Holy Spirit is raising up into a universitas House of Prayer. 

• Being a voice within a House of Prayer is A CORPORATE DECLARATION OF WEAKNESS that says to God, myself, the enterprising Church and the enemy: WE NEED GOD! The Bride is unable to walk in the things of the Kingdom, and advance the Kingdom unless the Holy Spirit directs & empowers her in humility and prayer.

•  Keeping trust with a House of Prayer is an ENCOURAGEMENT and STATEMENT OF FIDELITY TO OTHER BELIEVERS to maintain a koinonia that is inextricably rooted in Acts 1:14 watching, praying, and beholding Jesus.

•  Commitment to a House of Prayer is AN EXPRESSION OF MY CORPORATE VOICE (with other believers, to God). I am not only “individual”. My autonomy is not unfettered. I am also corporate; part of a praying Body.

JSB • June, 2011

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