The Foundation
Prayer & Revelation
Prayer was the first form of communion between God and man. Adam spoke with God, and God answered. This was not a privilege reserved for Adam alone, but a pattern given to all his children.
Prayer
Prayer is often misunderstood or reduced to form. Many are taught that prayer is the repetition of memorized words, spoken in a certain order, or performed in a particular posture. Others approach prayer as if it were a request made to a distant ruler, hoping to be heard but unsure whether an answer will come. When prayer is treated this way, it becomes one-sided and hollow.
True prayer is not speaking to God as though He were absent; it is speaking with Him, trusting that He is present and attentive.
Prayer is an act of relationship rather than ritual. It begins when a person approaches God honestly, without performance, and opens their heart in plain language. It is not the elegance of words that matters, but sincerity of intent. God already knows what is needed; prayer is the act of turning toward Him and choosing to engage.
Forms of Prayer
Prayer may be offered in both formal and informal ways, and both are pleasing when done with intent:
Set Moments of Prayer
Kneeling beside the bed in the morning and at night, offering thanks before meals, gathering as a family to kneel together in unity. These ordered moments teach reverence, discipline, and remembrance.
Prayer Between Husband and Wife
Where hearts are aligned and burdens are carried together before God.
Extended Family Prayer
When sons and daughters, grandparents and grandchildren, aunts and uncles and cousins kneel together, prayer becomes an expression of unity across generations. This is how Zion begins—not with grand organization, but with families who have learned to approach God as one.
Continual Prayer
Prayer is not confined to posture or place. A person may pray while walking, working, driving, or sitting in silence. When the heart turns toward Him, prayer is already taking place.
Speaking and Listening
Prayer involves both speaking and listening. Many speak at God but never pause to hear Him. Yet prayer is incomplete without stillness. As a person learns to quiet their thoughts and set aside distraction, prayer becomes a space where God can respond. This response may come as understanding, correction, peace, or direction.
Prayer also brings the body, mind, and spirit into alignment. When a person prays with intent, they acknowledge dependence on God and submit their will to His. This submission is not weakness; it is the foundation of unity. Through prayer, a person learns to desire God's will rather than attempt to persuade Him to follow their own.
Personal Revelation
Personal revelation is the means by which each person comes to know God for themselves. It is not borrowed knowledge, nor is it obtained by adopting the thoughts, beliefs, or conclusions of others. True knowledge of God is received directly from Him and is given according to faith and obedience.
From the days of Adam, God has spoken to His children through revelation. He has never ceased to communicate, but the frequency and clarity of that communication depend on the faith of the individual or the people seeking Him. As revelation is received and obeyed, more is given. As revelation is rejected or neglected, understanding diminishes.
Continuing Revelation
Continuing revelation leads to increasing understanding of God's purposes and a closer alignment with the order of His kingdom in heaven. A person or a group receiving true continuing revelation will not stagnate. Their understanding will deepen, their lives will become more ordered, and their conduct will increasingly reflect God's ways.
Growth, clarity, and alignment are the marks of living revelation.
Discerning Sources
To walk this path, one must learn to discern between three sources of influence: the spirit of God, the spirit of man, and the spirit of the Devil. This discernment does not come all at once, nor does it come by fear. It comes through experience.
From the Devil
Often appears impressive or glorious at first, but always contains confusion, darkness, or distortion that cannot be reconciled. It leaves unrest or contradiction.
From the Spirit of Man
Appeals to pride or personal desire and often contradicts earlier truths received from God.
From God
Plain, appropriate to the moment, and builds upon what has already been given. It brings clarity, order, and peace, even when it calls for sacrifice or correction.
Ways God Communicates
God communicates with His children in many ways, suited to their faith and capacity:
Revelation in the Family
Revelation is also given to families. A father who seeks God receives guidance not only for himself but for his household. He is responsible to inquire of God concerning his wife, his children, and all who look to him for spiritual direction. This is not authority to control, but stewardship to serve.
Yet no one should live solely on another person's revelation. Every member of the family is expected to seek God and receive revelation for themselves. A wife has both the right and the responsibility to receive revelation. She receives guidance for herself, for her children, and for the care of her household.
When her husband speaks direction he has received from God, she has the right—and should exercise it—to approach God and receive confirmation of the same revelation. Her obedience is not mere submission to a man, but willing alignment with God, whose voice she has heard for herself.
Growing in Unity
This is how families learn to become one. As each member seeks God individually and then gathers to discuss what they have received—humbly, openly, and willing to be corrected—understanding deepens and unity grows. A father may speak, and a wife may confirm. A mother may sense warning, and a father may receive direction. Children, as they mature, learn to recognize God's voice and add their witness to the family's seeking.
In time, through patience and practice, a family begins to receive the same revelation together. This unity of revelation is not uniformity imposed from without, but harmony cultivated from within. It is one of the surest signs that a family is drawing near to God.
When extended families gather in unity—grandparents, parents, children, cousins, and those who have joined them—and seek God with one heart, the heavens respond to that collective faith. A family that learns to receive revelation together is being prepared to receive God Himself.