Where is the house of God?

[Amanah]

Now listen friend, you have been so kind and patient with us; but can you answer us one more question? You seemed to have a great deal of knowledge of these miraculous events. Supposing we go to our homes and clean them up from ungodly action and turn them to a place of prayer and worship and do all things in the Name of Jehovah; will such miracles take place in our homes?

Well, if you do this just for the sake of curiosity and working miracles, it won't work this way, no! But if you consecrate your house, your business and your lives to God and earnestly pray to that God of Jacob to come and sanctify you and your household for His own indwelling place, you will also see that God answers prayers miraculously and that He honors them that honor Him.

So dear friends, believe on the Name of that Son of God which is Jehovah God and worship Him with all your hearts in the beauty of holiness and give yourselves to prayer continually, you will at once feel that very God in His Son Jesus the Messiah is one of your companions, and that it is in His holy and loving presence, sins, sickness, sorrow, flee away, hence, working of the miracles in the Name of the Lord.

"My house" says God. Our creator with His creatures know well that, though His is everywhere, he omnipresent God, yet He can be revealed as if He would love to dwell in the little hearts of even children and manifest there His miraculous power as in Heaven itself. His marvelous love and almightiness makes this manifestation of His hallowed presence possible.

Praise His great Name. To His ancient people Israel, He commanded to build Him a house to dwell in it, to meet His people from over all the earth there and bless them abundantly; they did that for Him and they believed that that great temple was "The House of Jehovah," they worshipped the very stones of that building when they were in good humor. That is why our Lord emphasizes that title "My House."

A house is a dwelling place and the house of God means, the place of His habitation.

But where is the house of God? Where the prayer lodges, that is the house of God, "for my house shall be called the house of prayers." When we make our homes the house of prayers, they become the house of God.

When our lives are purged from surfeiting, drunkenness, and care of this life, and when they are turned toward God's Name in continual prayers, we make at once our hearts the house of God. Sooner, or later He will fill that home, that life and the miracles will take place.

It is the living presence of God that works wonders. It was Jesus the God in the flesh and in the house of prayers that did wonders. These modern Cathedrals and great big stone and brick churches where crowds gather for religious socials are not the house of God until occupied by praying men and women of God only. When that takes place and when all worldliness with merchandise are cast out, then in the Name of the Lord miracles will take place there too and there will be shouts in the camp.

But Sad, we have there now prayerless folks; who fill those building with man-made trained unregenerate solo singers and orchestras and choirs, etc. No wonder the days of miracles with such folks are past.

Oh give me a family who nightly worship Jesus and never neglect family altar and closet prayer; and I will give a home where the miraculous peace, joy and healings are in operation.

Give me an assembly of the saints who pray more then they dance and sing; who pray more than visiting; who pray more than talking about each other and who pray with a holy life behind their prayers, and I will show you in truth an assembly of God where He actually talks and works miracles.

So the secret of working the miracles that Jesus and His apostles wrought is, a cleansed life first; a cleansed temple second; then praying, praying, praying, because, “It is written my house shall be called the house of prayer.”

(Urshan from pages 35 & 36)

Urshan, Andrew D, "The Supreme Need of the Hour, Prayer"
Apostolic Book Publishers, 1923, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989.

[Austin]

That is very beautiful what you wrote. I myself would just narrow it down to, Christians, repent of your sins, live godly before the Lord.
Commit all things unto him, and do all things as unto Him.
Live in the spirit and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
Live the person whom God through Jesus created in us, and allow the Holy Ghost to help by submission to his power in us through us and all things will be fulfilled.
Neglect not the gathering of ourselves together in Him and his name, whether it's two, three, or more. When real people of the Lord Jesus are gathered together, Jesus is always the center of discussion.

[Amanah]

I didn't write it, Andrew Urshan did.

[Austin]

Originally Posted by Amanah

I didn't write it, Andrew Urshan did.

Right, but you typed it, That's what I was referring to.. posting it, whatever.

[Amanah]

I think his main point was that prayer makes a person, home, and church, the house of God.

[Austin]

Originally Posted by Amanah

I think his main point was that prayer makes a person, home, and church, the house of God.

Yes, that is very true. Whether we are alone or whether we are together as one, we are still the house of God.

A verse in the bible states, What house will you build me. This which renders the fact that God himself cannot be contained within the structures.

But you are right. We as people decorate our house with many beautiful things to make it comfortable and creative for ourselves and others to enjoy and view. But sometimes our homes and lives do not reflect the spiritual man whom we are by creating an environment of Jesus around us.

Prayer to me has come to the place were there is no time of the day that I don't verbally communicate with Jesus in the soul area of my life. So for me to go home and fall down on my knees and look up to heaven does not make a lot of sense. I sing praises all the time throughout the day every where. Sometimes, or I should say often,I dance right in my front room and sing praises. Now my family realizes that I have lost my mind for Christ, so it doesn't bother them to see an old guy dancing unto the Lord in praise and joy.

Now when with family, friends, members of the church come together, then that is a different time when we all come together with one mind in one spirit and by one faith to share in experience in the spiritual ream of the Lord Jesus within the soul area of each of us.

People need to be every so careful not to become religious in how they present themselves before the Lord Jesus. After all think about this, He is in us, and has made this his abode and temple! Wow! that is powerful stuff, bigger than church or religion....

[bbyrd009]

Originally Posted by Austin

Yes, that is very true. Whether we are alone or whether we are together as one, we are still the house of God.Prayer to me has come to the place were there is no time of the day that I don't verbally communicate with Jesus in the soul area of my life. So for me to go home and fall down on my knees and look up to heaven does not make a lot of sense. I sing praises all the time throughout the day every where. Sometimes, or I should say often,I dance right in my front room and sing praises. Now my family realizes that I have lost my mind for Christ, so it doesn't bother them to see an old guy dancing unto the Lord in praise and joy.

Now when with family, friends, members of the church come together, then that is a different time when we all come together with one mind in one spirit and by one faith to share in experience in the spiritual ream of the Lord Jesus within the soul area of each of us.

People need to be every so careful not to become religious in how they present themselves before the Lord Jesus. After all think about this, He is in us, and has made this his abode and temple! Wow! that is powerful stuff, bigger than church or religion....

Amen.