FAMILY SERIES: THE POWER OF PRAYER IN YOUR HOME
DAILY DEVOTION
Today’s Bible Reading: Joshua 22 – 24
Joshua 24:15 (NKJV): “…But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
Every home has a spiritual atmosphere. You can feel it the moment you walk through the door. Some homes have a heavy, tense atmosphere, perhaps from constant harsh words or mistrust. Other homes feel peaceful and welcoming.
So, what is the atmosphere of your home like? This daily devotion reminds us that one of the most powerful things that defines a home’s atmosphere is prayer. When you establish a strong foundation of prayer in your home, you create a spiritual shield that protects against negative influences.
When a home is saturated in prayer, even arguments and disagreements lose their power. The energy that comes with a dispute is dispelled, replaced by the peace that prayer brings. Prayer also has a powerful effect on children. In a home with a strong altar of prayer, there are certain things children simply won’t do, certain habits they won’t pick up, and certain friends they won’t bring home. The atmosphere of prayer can tame even the wildest urges in a child.
As a family, make it a habit to immerse your home in prayer. Speak God’s truth over everything in your house—from the television to the kitchenware to the beds. When you do this, your home will radiate with a powerful presence that visitors will immediately sense. They will know they are entering a place set apart by God. Hallelujah!
💡KNOW MORE: Philemon 1:6, Job 22:28
⭐HIGHLIGHT: As a family, learn to soak and immerse your home in prayer. Make a habit of speaking God’s truth to everything in your home; the television set, the doors, the beds, the kitchenware, the lights—everything. Whenever anyone walks in, they will always feel and know that yours is not an ordinary home.
🙌PRAYER: Loving Father, thank you for this wisdom and for your constant presence in my home. I pray that my home would be saturated with your presence, filled to the overflow with your life-giving words. May the atmosphere in my home speak of your peace and be preserved by the anchor of prayer. In Jesus’ name, Amen.