As a pastor/director of a House of Prayer, I am (very) often asked, “WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A HOUSE OF PRAYER?”

Often, the context of the question doesn’t allow me to give an answer as full as the one below. But after doing “House of Prayer” for 22 years, this one is the most succinct, on-target definition I’ve arrived at yet:

CULTIVATING INCREASED JEALOUS HUNGER FOR THE MANIFEST GLORY OF JESUS CHRIST TODAY is the House of Prayer’s prophetic mandate.

The Holy Spirit is engendering preeminent hunger and jealously for Y’SHUA of Nazareth’s glory in this hour within the Church and communities across the earth, in order to prepare a generation – a generation who will cry: “Maranatha!” – and help transition this age of the curse, to the next age where this anointed and promised King will reign supreme.

The One Who will inaugurate this new age is at the door of human history. He is ready to break in. When He does, He will judge, vehemently break, and entirely eradicate the curse wherever it’s found – in us (His household), in the lukewarm, and the godless in this world. (See Psalm 2:9)

He will reign forever victorious over sickness and death. He will reign forever victorious over darkness and the devil. He will reign forever victorious over sin, compromise and faithlessness.

He’s the Enemy of every enemy of love. He’s the Father’s Chosen Leader. He’s the King Who will rule every nation, tongue, tribe and family. He’s the Promised Lord the prophets have told us about. He’s the One Who will govern the earth from the geographical city of Jerusalem, in the nation of Israel. He’s perfect in love. He’s perfect in justice. He’s perfect in delegation of resource. He knows how to bring out the best in each of us, individually, nationally, and collectively. What’s more, He’s perfectly selfless; perfectly humble; perfectly confident; and perfectly zealous. He laid down His own life for each of us. His character of perfect love and holiness is precisely what our hearts have always longed for in a Leader. (Haggai 2:7) He’s perfect integrity. And He’s the only One worthy to hold the title deed of the whole earth. (Revelation 5:8-9)

Therefore, it’s only right that it be HIS GLORY that fills the earth.

It will beloved… It will!

Today, it’s SO WISE to “kiss the Son”. (Psalm 2:11) Today, it’s SO WISE to submit all of our issues (Family, government, evangelism, business, culture, race, exhilaration of the heart, conspiracies, sickness, bondage, economics etc.) to His manifest reign. (We do this through “prayer” and “intercession”.)

NOTHING will escape the scope of His rule.

“Prepare the way of the Lord! Every valley SHALL be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low. The crooked places SHALL be made straight, and the rough ways WILL be made smooth… The glory of the Lord IS about to be revealed. And all flesh WILL see it together.” (Isaiah 40:3-5)

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JSB • September, 2023