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THE SPIRITUAL CONDITION OF MANY WHO CLAIM TO BE CHRISTIANS CAN BE DESCRIBED IN HEBREW AS “ICHABOD” MEANING “NO GLORY OR INGLORIOUS” THE GLORY OF CHRISTIANITY IS THE PRESENCE OF GOD

1 Samuel 4:21-22

And she named the child I–chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. 22And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

REBUILDING THE ALTAR OF PRAYER WILL BRING GOD BACK TO YOUR SPIRITUALLY BARREN LIFE, FAMILY, CHURCH AND COMMUNITY. HE WILL CAUSE YOUR SPIRITUAL DESERT TO BLOOM AGAIN.

Isaiah 35:1-3

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God. 3¶Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 

James‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭ESV‬

“Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.”

1 Kings 18:30-32

And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 31And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: 32And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 

1 Kings 18:36-39

And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.

If ever there was a time when every house should be a house of prayer, it is now. Infidelity and skepticism prevail. Iniquity abounds. Corruption flows in the vital currents of the soul, and rebellion against God breaks out in the life. Enslaved by sin, the moral powers are under the tyranny of Satan. The soul is made the sport of his temptations; and unless some mighty arm is stretched out to rescue him, man goes where the archrebel leads the way. – {Child Guidance p. 517.2}

And yet, in this time of fearful peril, some who profess to be Christians have no family worship. They do not honor God in the home; they do not teach their children to love and fear Him… They have not a living connection with God. Theirs is a form of godliness without the power. – {Child Guidance p. 517.3}