A house of prayer for all nations

¹⁷ And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”  Mark 11:17

God loved Abraham.  His descendants were told that they were God’s chosen people.  Even today much of the world looks to Israel as God’s elect.  But from the beginning, God told Abraham that all of the world would be blessed through him.

God desired that the patterns for spiritual living would be accessible by all people.  He wanted people to know, that there is a way to access God himself.  Prayer allows a person to know God.  Prayer is the key to gaining the wisdom from God that we need.

In the sacrificial system at the temple, animals were sold for people to take to the priest to use in their forgiveness sacrifice.  The people selling the animals were asking too much money and making it hard for people to have their sacrifices.  What should have been open access in prayer, was now becoming an obstacle.

Jesus was expressing a righteous anger.  He was angry that people were struggling in getting know God.  He disrupted their tables.

So here is the question.  How can we make the path to God simple so that all people and cultures can find the truth in Jesus?  Do you know the top 7 steps that a new believer should begin to learn to establish his walk in experiencing God?  Many times we make lots of “to do’s” that it gets confusing on the essentials of following God.

Hear and obey is a good first step.  Talk with God and listen to what he tells you.  Keep in step every moment with the Holy Spirit.

Finally, is your house a house of prayer?  Are you praying for the nations to come and know God?  What has been some of the best prayer times that you have had in your home?  Would you be willing to host an international in your home?

Father, thank you for helping us realize how much you love the whole world.  Teach us ot include the nations in our pursuit of you.