The House Of Prayer

06/24/2026

06/23/2026

We meet again tomorrow for devotion.
Theme: Gratitude is an Attitude
5:00–5:30am | zoom and Facebook,,The House of Prayer
Start your day in His presence. Come expectant, leave grateful.

06/23/2026

Morning Devotion in the House of Prayer, Tuesday, 23rd June, 2026, 05:00 to 05:30 hours
Theme: Gratitude is an Attitude
Theme text: I Thessalonians 5:18 NKJV in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Title: Be Grateful For The People in Your Life
Host: Sr Sampa Kangwa
Speaker: Elder Emmanuel Bwalya Makungu
Prayer: Sr Diana Kapande
Song: Sr Grace Mwaba Chimputu
Today’s Text: Exodus 10:8-9 NLT
[8] So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “All right,” he told them, “go and worship the Lord your God. But who exactly will be going with you?” [9] Moses replied, “We will all go—young and old, our sons and daughters, and our flocks and herds. We must all join together in celebrating a festival to the Lord.”

1)The greatest investment is people
i) Money
ii) Physical Assets/Tools of the trade/Machinery
iii) Information
iv) People

2) Build relationships with people, you will need good ppo to stand with you in hard times
Somebody posted the following:
Some mornings in the hospital hit different.
You see patients wake up to an empty room, checking the door every time it opens, hoping someone came for them. But nobody does. Then you see others wake up to a spouse sitting in the corner. The same person who chose them years ago. Then the kids come in. The family they built together fills the room with laughter, stories, and reminders of who they are outside these hospital walls. Medicine can treat a lot of things, but there’s something powerful about being loved through your worst days. Watching that contrast reminds me that some of the most important investments we make in life aren’t in careers, titles, or bank accounts. They’re in people. One day all of us will need somebody to pull up a chair and say, “I’m here.” That part isn’t talked about enough.

You will need people in;
-Sickness,
-Funerals
-Financial hardships
-Marital challenges
-Celebrations/graduation/marital negotiations/kitchen parties/matebeto/baptism

Be grateful for the people you have because some have no one by their side, no support system

3)Be proud of your people and it doesn't matter where you come from, you didn't choose to be born into the family where you belong/embrace your language as well

4) Be Grateful for the people you have and what they do for you
-Your parents/grandparents
-Spouse/partner
-Children
-Brothers/sisters
-Friends
-Church leaders/mates/friends

5) Be good to people and do your part as well:
Philippians 2:4 NLT Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.

Be interested in people and do good to them as well. Reciprocate. Don’t just receive, give back as well.
Be grateful to the people you have around you. Be grateful for the. Be grateful because gratitude is an attitude

06/22/2026

Morning Devotion in The House of Prayer, Monday 22nd June 2026, 05:00 to 05:30AM

Theme: Gratitude is an Attitude

Theme Text: I Thessalonians 5:18 NKJV "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

Title: Be Grateful for Life For Today is a Great Day To Be Alive
Speaker: Elder Emmanuel Makungu
Host: Sr Sampa Kangwa
Prayer: Sr Catherine Njekwa
Song: Sr Stellah

Today's Texts:Psalms 90:10, 12 NKJV
[10] The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

Psalms 103:15-16 NLT
[15] Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. [16] The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here.

Beloved, let us be grateful for the gift of life because the times we live in are so unpredictable. We live on borrowed time.
Death of love ones and significant others has become so rampant. We don't know who could be next to go. It could me, it could be you. So let us be grateful that we are alive today. Today is a great day to be alive.

The Psalmist prays, Teach us to number our numbers that we might apply our hearts unto wisdom. Numbering our days entails knowing that life is too short and so uncertain. Therefore, we should live for eternity, pray at every appointed time, attend each devotion, study His Word and labour in His vineyard/church.

Numbering our days entails making the best out of the short life that we have. It means living at peace with everyone, forgiving others, making memories with our loved ones, seizing every opportunity to do good and to make progress.

The grandparents, parents, spouses, partners, children, families, friends, church members, elders and pastors who encourage and pray for us, we will not always have them. So let us seize every opportunity we have to spend time with them.
Make that phone call, visit that person, reach out to them, go on that date, take that trip with your loved ones.
Make the best out of life. Be grateful for life, for today is a great day to be alive.

(This devotion was also accompanied by the story written By Theresa Mubonda)

06/18/2026

Morning Devotion in The House of Prayer, Thursday 18th June 2026, 05:00 to 05:30AM

Theme: Light Not Shadows, An Excellent Life
Title: The Blessing of Restlessness
Speaker: Pastor Prince Ng'andu
Host: Sr Catherine Njekwa
Prayer: Elder Emmanuel Makungu
Song: Sr Stellah

Text: Genesis 27:40 NKJV "By your sword you shall live, And you shall serve your brother; And it shall come to pass, when you become restless, That you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

Today's text comes from a passage between a father, Isaac, and his two sons, Esau and Jacob. When the father had blessed the second son, Jacob, the firstborn Esau came asking for a blessing as well. But prior to this, Esau had traded his birthright because of appetite and instant gratification. Beloved, instant gratification is a dangerous thing. We need to control our apepite and emotions.

When Esau found that the father had already given out all the blessings to Jacob, Esau wept and asked for only one blessing. This reminds us of the prodigal son. When he had lost everything, he decided to go back to the father to ask only for one thing; reconciliation with his father. He was not looking for the father's abundance but only one blessing. Similarly, when Esau realized that he had lost everything, he only asked for one blessing. It is at this point that the father pronounced the blessing of living by the sword and restlessness.
Things would no longer be the same for Esau. Restlessness would cause him to seek his own survival and prosperity.

Beloved, restlessness is God's alarm system. In moments of restlessness that's when you realize that things will not be the same anymore. Therefore, you cannot take things casually. Previously, Esau had taken his birthright casually. But now he realized that he needed to control his emotions. If you are to become excellent you are not to be led by your emotions and feelings but by vision and wisdom.

"When you become restless" ; this was a reminder that Esau needed to own his own decisions. No one had told him to sell his birthright. He needed to take responsibility for his own decisions and actions. He needed not to blame others. Beloved, have you owned your own decisions? Have you taken responsibility for your own actions? Or your are still blaming others? When you own your own decisions it will help you move toward Canaan and not remain in Egypt. It will enable you to start living excellently and not remain in the shadows.

"When you have become restless" : Many of us are comfortable with where we are. Some even grow accustomed to receiving things easily on the silver plate. But a time of problems and restlessness does come when we need to realize that life will not be easy. Hence we need to move from our present state in order to get to a better place.
John was a son of thunder but Jesus kept on loving him. In the process John began to appreciate Christ's love till he became known as the disciple whom Christ loved. In the end John was the disciple who wrote more about the God of love. He had moved from being a son of thunder to being the beloved disciple.
Restlessness should cause us to move from our present state to a better and more excellent state.

If you are to reach excellence, you need to work for it and you need to work hard. Prayer without action will not make us reach where we need to be. We need to have the blessing of restlessness that will cause us not to stop until we achieve success and excellence. In the process we need to take ownership of our decisions and not be comfortable with the state of being below excellence.

Closing prayers: Sr Mercy PB and Pastor Prince Ng'andu.

Compiled by Elder Emmanuel Makungu

06/17/2026

Morning Devotion in The House of Prayer, Wednesday 17th June 2026, 05:00 to 05:30AM

Theme: Light Not Shadows, An Excellent Life
Title: What Is In Your Hands
Speaker: Pastor Prince Ng'andu
Host: Sr Catherine Njekwa
Prayer: Sr Kate
Song: Sr Thandiwe

Text: Exodus 4:2, The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.”

God asked this question to Moses and He asks the same question to us today, "What do you have in your hands?"
God wants us to use the little things that He has given us to accomplish great things excellently.

When Moses was born, God had his own way of protecting him as a baby and shaping his destiny. For instance, the Egyptian palace had bathrooms inside but on the day that God had appointed, Pharaoh's daughter decided to go and bath in the Nile and found baby Moses wrapped in a basket. God indeed has His own way which you and I cannot understood.

In the wilderness God appeared to Moses in the burning bush. Sometimes God can appear to us in ways we don't expect. He can speak to you in ways you don't expect, through the person you don't even like. He can answer your prayers through ways you don't expect.

But Moses was full of excuses. Excuses should never be part of the Christian journey. If you're to lead an excellent life, you should never have excuses.

God asked Moses, what do you have in your hands? He did not ask Moses to use things which he did not have. God does not wait for perfect resources or better skills and talents in order to use you.
Look at what you have in your hands before you look at what you lack in your life. The staff in Moses's hands was just a piece of wood but when God moved in, it parted the Red Sea. When we surrender the ordinary things to God, He is going to do the extraordinary. It is not the big resources, the perfected talents and skills. God wants to use what you have in your hands

Do small things faithfully before God can do greater things later. Excellence is not a point, it is a process of life. Excellence is doing small things well. Excellence is not a destination it is a continuous process. So begin by doing small things today.

Your staff is enough for your season. What you have in your hands is enough for your season. Moses was called to lead. He was called to protect sheep. What he had in his hands was enough for his season. Stop comparing what you have with what others have. The skill that you have is enough. The voice that you have is enough for your current season in ministry. The kindness that God has given you is enough for your season. Use it Excellently. Comparing yourself with others will keep taking you into the shadows.

You need to put things into God's hands. What are you still holding on to? Let go and let God take charge. At God's command, When Moses let go of the staff, it became a snake, the highest god in Egypt. God was demonstrating to Moses that He could do great things through simple things. Sometimes we want to hold on to that relationship and not let God take charge. We want to hold on to that job and not let God take charge. Let go to self and let God take charge.

May God bless all of us as we begin to use just what we have.

Closing prayers: Sr Barbara Monde Nawa and Pastor Prince Ng'andu

Compiled by Elder Emmanuel Makungu