Do the people who come into your home feel the presence of God? Are your neighbors and those around you aware that your home belongs to God?
When Solomon dedicated the temple, he prayed a very heartfelt prayer. One of the things he prayed was “that all the people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee . . . and may KNOW THAT THIS HOUSE WHICH I BUILD IS CALLED BY THY NAME” (2 Chronicles 6:33).
This house was the temple Solomon built for God. But dear ladies, you are also building a house for God. It is a sanctuary for His holy presence and where you raise your children in the ways of God. Your home either belongs to the spirit of this world, or it belongs to God. Do your children experience God’s name in your home? I think that Solomon’s prayer is a good prayer for us to pray too, don’t you?
How will folks know your home is truly God’s home? It will be a house of prayer. Jesus said, “My house will be called a house of prayer.” Sadly, not much prayer happens in Christian homes today, but if our home is called by God’s name it will be filled with prayer. It will be filled with confessing the name of the Lord throughout the day. It will be filled with the riches of His Word. It will be filled with joy, singing, and God-inspired music. It will be filled with the inspiration of a mother who delights to be in her home—
nurturing, feeding, and training her children to be God-seekers and God-lovers.
How are people on the earth going to know the name of the Lord? When they see families who call upon the name of the Lord. When they see that He lives in our homes. Everything comes back to the family and the home. We can get involved in all kinds of ministry, but if God doesn’t fill our homes, we miss the boat. It grieves my heart to see many people serving the Lord in different organizations and yet their families are in disarray.
Our true testimony is what goes on in our home.
Blessings to you today from Nancy Campbell
Painting: Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863-1935).