THE HOUSE GOD (YAHWEH) BLESSES:  2 Chronicles 6:12-7:3
I recently attended a church dedication. It was an old building which was rebuilt. There used to be a lot of healing in that church. The prayers of many people were answered there. I was reminded of Solomon’s dedication of the first temple, the same temple which Nehemiah and Ezra rebuilt later.
We have here Solomon's prayer to the Lord at this great dedication service (2 Chr. 6:12-7:3). As he prayed, he called on the Lord to hear the prayers made at the Temple and to bless the people who honor the Temple. When he finished praying, the Lord sent fire from Heaven to consume the burnt offering and by filled the Temple with His glory. In fact, God (Yahweh) filled the place with so much of His glory on that place that the priests weren't even able to go in and minister there. There are four great characteristics mentioned about the Temple, which God (Yahweh) will still bless in our day
IT IS A PLACE OF PRAYER.
It is a place of consecration, for troubles, and for confession.
In Isa. 56:7, the Lord says that His House is a "House of Prayer." Jesus reaffirmed this truth in Matt. 21:13. God (Yahweh)’s House must always be known as a place of prayer and His people should be known as a people of prayer. God honors a praying people, because a praying people honor God!
As Solomon prays, he asks the Lord to hear the supplications of His people. He wants the Lord's House to be a place where one can bring their problems and leave them before the Lord. The church is still the best place to bring your burdens. You do not have to fear life's hills, just remember that God (Yahweh) has a place of prayer and He invites you to come to Him. (Phil. 4:6-7.)
When there is trouble between 2 parties, the place to settle that is before the presence of the Lord, in prayer. There would be less trouble and confusion in the church body if the Lord's people would learn to pray for one another and settle their differences on their knees praying together. It is the Lord's will that you forgive and forget every time. (Eph. 4:32; Matt. 5:23.)
The Lord's House is the place to take our sins! When there is evil in our lives, our church is hindered, (Psa. 66:18; Josh. 7). However, when we deal with our sins in the Lord's way, He will bless abundantly. (Prov. 28:13). In fact, the Lord is looking for people who will confess their sins so that He might abundantly forgive them. (1John 1:9). Do not allow you sins to stand between you and the Lord's blessings on this church!
The point here is that no matter what kind of help you need, you will find it in prayer before the Lord. While we can pray anywhere and at anytime, there is something special about getting together with the Lord's people at His House and calling on His Name for the things we need! God will bless His house if it is a House of prayer!

IT IS A PLACE OF PEOPLE.
It is a place for strangers and saints.
We see that even the people who weren't part of God (Yahweh)’s covenant with Israel were welcomed to come to the Temple and to call on the Lord. What a lesson to the modern church. Jesus (Yahshua) came to redeem all those who were lost under sin. Our door must be always open to the stranger who is seeking God. We should receive them, love them and pray for them.
In ancient times, the Temple was the starting point for the army of Israel. It was to God (Yahweh) that the soldiers looked when they went into battle. Solomon’s prayer is that the Lord will help His people when they go to battle in His name! In our day, we have those in the church who are engaged in battle for the Lord! These Christian soldiers need the help and power of God to do battle for Him as they go about doing the Lord’s work.
The church is the kind of place where the Prodigal Christian can come and unburden his soul before the Lord in humble repentance. Our churches should be places where the wayward and lost sheep can come and find help and a place of repentance before the Lord. The church should be a place where those who have strayed away are always welcomed.
Before Solomon concludes his prayer, he worships the Lord! Our churches should be places where the presence of God is felt, enjoyed and cherished. Our door should always be open for that saint of God who has a heart filled with praise and worship for our glorious God (Yahweh). (Psa. 22:3.)

IT IS A PLACE OF POWER.
The Bible says that when Solomon finished praying, the fire of God fell from Heaven and consumed the sacrifice. That was a demonstration of Divine power in the presence of His people. Things haven't changed! When a church is found pleasing to the Lord, He will manifest Himself in a display of supernatural power among His people. He may do this through the saving of souls, the testimony and praises of His people, the power of the preached word, or any number of ways, but when His church is where He can bless it, there will a show of God's power in the midst of His people. That is something God's people should never take for granted!
When the Lord showed up, even the priests in their holy vestments were unable to enter the Temple in the presence of the Lord. When God begins to move in a church, He will move in a matchless way. He will demonstrate His power through His people and to the lost. When a church is moving under the power and approval of the Lord, there is no force under Heaven that can stand in her way. (Matt. 16:18). Hell trembles before a church that is filled with the power and glory of God. Sinners get uncomfortable in the presence of the Lord power. May we ever strive to be the kind of church that God can fill with His power and His glory!

IT IS A PLACE OF PRAISE.
When the Lord came and demonstrated His power before the people, they responded by bowing before Him in wonder of His greatness. They praised and worshiped Him by bowing humbly before Him. They were praising the Lord for Who He is! This is a lesson for the modern church. While God's House is to be a place of prayer, people, and power, it is also to be a place of praise! Sadly, praise has fallen out of favor with the church in our present day.
As they praise the Lord, they also worshiped Him. That is, they fell before Him in humble adoration and exaltation. Very often, when we come to the House of the Lord, our minds are on a thousand other things besides honoring the Lord. We find it hard to focus on His glory and just fall before Him is worship. Our churches should be places where we can lose ourselves in the wonder of God have nothing else on our minds but the praise and worship of the Lord.
Worship is rendering to God the glory He is due. It is ascribing "worth" to the Lord. There isn't much real worship in our modern churches! God hasn't changed and He is still seeking people to worship Him. (John 4:23-24.)
We must learn that it is still alright to praise the Name of the Lord! (Psa. 47:1; Psa. 113:1-3; Psa. 135:1-3) Just as the Lord will bless a praying church, and He will bless a church open to the needs of people and just as He will pour out His power on a people yielded to Him, He will bless a church that is not ashamed to praise the Name of the Lord! We all want the Lord to bless our churches. We should pray, we should realize the needs of people. We need to be found worthy to receive His power in our midst, and we need to be filled with His praises. Let's determine in our hearts that we will strive to be a House that God (Yahweh) can bless!