Genesis 1:27–31(NLT)
“So God created human being in his own image.
In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God
blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it.
Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that
scurry along the ground.”Then God said, “Look! I have given you every
seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food.
And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds
in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that
has life.” And that is what happened. Then God looked over all he had made, and
he saw that it was very good!”
The home at the beginning in Genesis - this
was God’s plan from the start, to have dominion and subdue the darkness that
covered the earth.
We
also saw how in Genesis 3, Satan
came and gained access into God’s vessels and thwarted things. But glory to
God, the Master strategist, He had a plan to gain back these vessels so they
will keep having dominion and subdue the darkness. Jesus came and defeated this
darkness at the cross. Romans 5-6.
Prayers
· Thank
God that He redeemed the family, our home, through Jesus – so that our homes
accomplish His original plan of dominion and fruitfulness – homes that the men
and women, boys and girls, young and old, have yielded to Jesus. Thank Him for
homes that are already ‘’bruising the serpent’s head. Thank Him.
·
Isaiah 52:1-6 (NIV) – “Awake, awake, Zion, clothe
yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendour, Jerusalem, the holy
city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again. Shake off your
dust; rise up, sit enthroned, Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your
neck, Daughter Zion, now a captive. For this is what the LORD says: “You were
sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.” For this is what the
Sovereign LORD says:“At first my people went down to Egypt to live; lately,
Assyria has oppressed them. “And now what do I have here?” declares the LORD.
“For my people have been taken away for nothing, and those who rule them mock,
declares the LORD.“And all day long my name is constantly blasphemed. Therefore
my people will know my name; therefore in that day they will know that it is I
who foretold it. Yes, it is I.”
For homes that are yet to see this victory of
the cross, that the eyes of their understanding will be opened to see the
finished work of Calvary, to know that the deceiver is the one peddling lies
and deceiving people. Isaiah 52: 5-
6(TLB)“And now, what is this? asks the
Lord. Why are my people enslaved again and oppressed without excuse? Those who
rule them shout in exultation, and my name is constantly blasphemed day by day.
Therefore I will reveal my name to my people, and they shall know the power in
that name. Then at last they will recognize that it is I, yes, I, who speaks to
them.”
Jesus has paid the
price for restoration of our homes. Lord, help us to indeed arise (Isaiah 60).
·
Lord,
help our men, women, children – all those that make up the home; to arise to
their duty posts as God intended in the beginning. The men, like Gideon, will
be available, evacuated for the Masters use. The women, that they will be
quiet, still and yet available and usable in His hands, not hasty, not
distracted, not busy, not giving our Abrahams unwise counsel - like sleeping
with the slave girl to achieve God’s purpose. The children; that like Solomon
who took heed of his father David’s counsel, that they will obediently follow
wise counsel, even as they are outside the home. Deuteronomy 6:6-9 (TLB).
·
For
homes needing comfort – that have lost a loved one, that the Comforter that has
come to help us will help them even at this time 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (AMP)
– “Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts
and encourages us in every trouble so that we will be able to comfort and
encourage those who are in any kind of trouble, with the comfort with which we
ourselves are comforted by God.” Those whose loved ones are facing
persecutions, arrested, imprisoned – that God will comfort and strengthen them (John
15:20; 2 Corinthians 4:9). Those
whose loved ones are sick and needing healing (Isaiah 53:5; Psalm 103:3).
·
Lord,
help us to put on the whole armour that You have freely given us for battle – Ephesians
6:10-17 (TLB). It all starts and ends with Jesus, the Word of God, the Son of David, the living Word.
The Godly home is a lethal weapon against the
devil, he knows this and this is why he is relentless at destroying it. God,
give us Christian homes!
