When Jesus walked through the temple, He launched into action against the merchants profiting from money exchange and selling doves for offerings. He overthrew their tables and drove them out like unwanted leeches. He declared “My Father’s House is a house of prayer.”

It would interesting to witness Jesus walking through contemporary churches in the U.S. today. What would He be pleased with and what would He object to? Obviously, prayer is an activity that should be a priority. Not to be critical of the efforts being made to bring people closer to God, many contemporary Christian leaders would do well to note the priority He placed on prayer and put more of their focus upon it.

The older I get, the more I see prayer as a necessary priority for contemporary Christians.

READ/HEAR: Matt. 20,21