Matthew 18:18-20 says: “Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
Regarding this Scripture passage, Norman V. William s writes: “I think Jesus had in mind the little praying families. He was looking down the vista of time at all those families that would daily gather together in prayer. That power which was promised to praying families is infinitely greater than that which any earthly potentate could ever claim. God didn’t make the course and destiny of nations and of individuals dependent on the decisions of Congresses and Parliaments, nor did He lay this power in the hands of rulers and kings; bur rather God placed it in the praying family! This is why the devil cannot ruin nations of men until he has destroyed the homes of prayer!” This is from his book, ‘How to Have a Family Altar.”
Because the three branches of our current government do not exercise or invoke the name of Jesus when they come together, how can they ever expect to know the blessing and power of Almighty God operating through them to make peace, blessing, and prosperity happen? This is why praying families are all important for they can impact, not just one nation, but all nations and individuals.
I think the main reason why the world is in such turmoil is because there are so few families who know and understand this truth. Our own nation, right now, desperately needs fathers and mothers, along with their children, to pray over the many major issues and challenges we face.
We must pray for our leaders. They will fail if we do not pray for them. The success of our nation is directly tied to the prayers of praying families.
Jesus taught us about the prayer of agreement: “Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 18:19). Oh what power is our disposal. We must use it--or lose it! Families gathered together can have so much agreement.
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell