If you don't expect his house to be a place of mighty power that will become your message. Believe the gates of hell will not come against the church. Beware of deception, ex. church is for old people, it is only a place for socializing. If you you believe it is not a place of mighty power, it's been diminished.
The church has the responsibility of earth - not the government, not business. We the people, are the church and are delegated to represent Jesus.
Believe church is a mighty spiritual power. It is the canopy of the Lord - you are protected. Let's zero in on the truth - Let's see what God thinks about the church in the world. . Don't buy the notion of not being disciples of God - that is wrong. Read scripture for the correct view. We need to open our minds that we might be wrong about our thoughts/images of the Lord's House. If those thoughts are misaligned, we may have brought some of those lies with us. If I have not seen the power of the Lord's miracle, I have not seen the power, therefore I don't think there is the power. Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean its not true. We believe our misaligned thinking instead of the word of God.
Resist temptation to listen to the crowd. ex. 70% think the church is on its way out. This talks about the crowd's thoughts, not reality. Don't be lazy with this thought process. Get back to the word of God. The church should take center stage. Would you want want our corrupt government and business to take center stage? Who will bless your family? Will they?
Be the House of the Lord and truly represent it according to scripture. Have a real experience with a miraculous God. This is the place you go if you want your family blessed. The devil wants church on the sidelines and pushed back in to dark society. Challenge that as warriors to serve the Lord.Isaiah 2:2 House of the Lord will be chief. Nations will stream to the freedom God brings.
Don't let the devil diminish you, your words. Words are powerful. The Holy Spirit will poke you until you give up and call on Jesus. Be a light in a dark place. House of the Lord is morally, spiritually higher than anything - Hollywood, government. No where else do you hear the words of eternal life.
Gen 28:16-17 "How awesome is this place" (The House of God). This is the gate of heaven. The matchless House of the Lord.
1 Chr 22:5 Have we believed the lie, the noise, the ground clutter that the world is saying? Or do we challenge ourselves to believe the House of the Lord is a rescue operation of salvation? The message of Christ is being trumpeted, it should be a bee hive of activity - it is the rescue city of earth. The HOuse of God can not be little for the sake of the earth. It has to be powerful - a place of magnificence. It is the city of the living God - unmatched, unchallenged. The House of the Lord - NOTHING else compares!
