A meaningful Personal Prayer Life | Sean Finch | 1st October 2023

Family Church Online

Ps Sean continues the series 'House of Prayer', quoting again the scripture from Matthew 21:13 (NKJV) "And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ”

He goes on to speak about how we are the House of Prayer, carrying the House of prayer everywhere we go, individually and corporately, and then follows this explaining the verse preceding the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:5) where we are told not to be like hypocrites, but to go to our room, close the door and humble ourselves before God in private prayer. Referring to the book of Ezekiel, he speaks about how the Lord had a plan of restoration for the people of Israel, to grant their requests, make them whole and righteous but the Lord God awaits the prayer of the people first. Likewise we need to be speaking to God daily about our needs and our circumstances, then God will open up the doors of heaven and blessings will flow.

Ps Sean's key point is that we cannot expect God to perform for us in a public space if we are not in communion with Him in our own private secret space. In our private space we need to be thankful, claiming righteousness, thanking God for freedom and joy. We need to put time in for our private prayer with God...otherwise we are mere religious hypocrites (without power).

This hard hitting message is full of scriptures and positive practical tips for our private relationship with God.