Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You
Church Starts at Home
We have seen in the scriptures that God's true church is wherever believers minister to the Lord, and that ought to be happening in your home. The Apostle Paul wrote of Priscilla and Aquila, saying, "Likewise greet the church that is in their house" (Romans 16:5, NKJV).
Many Christians come home to a blaring TV and give little, if any, time to ministering to Christ. They never shut themselves into their secret closet to seek the Lord or intercede for their spouses and children. They rarely pray at all. Yet they complain that they can't find a church.
You may be a single man or woman, a child whose parents do not follow God, someone infirmed and cared for by others. No matter who you are, God says you are a royal priest, and you are called to minister to him.
You may say, "But I've already found the right church, and I meet the Lord there every week. I hear godly preaching, and I enter into wonderful worship. I'm satisfied with my church."
I rejoice with you over that; but if you see church as just your local fellowship, you still have not found the true church. The God-blessed, righteous church starts where you live.
If you are not ministering to the Lord in your home, you are most likely focused only on your own personal needs. You will not find the right church until you go to your secret prayer chamber. You will find it by giving Jesus quality time and by serving his desire for communion with you!
When your home becomes a church, all your deepest needs will be met, not by human means but supernaturally by your Father in heaven. The needs of your spouse, children, roommates, or caretakers will be met as well, all because the Holy Spirit communes with you in the closet of prayer. At that point, you can go to any church, no matter how dead it may seem. Why? You do it so that you can connect with other hungry seekers there. He has hungry servants everywhere, and he will supernaturally bring you to those who share your hunger to minister to the Lord.
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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4
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