Beloved, God is deeply interested in families being blessed, thriving, and fulfilling His divine mandate. From the beginning, God established the family as the foundation of society. In Genesis 1:28, the Bible declares: “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” This blessing was pronounced on the first family, showing clearly that the family is central to God’s plan for fruitfulness, multiplication, dominion, and continuity of His purpose on earth.
But as God is interested in blessing families, Satan is equally interested in bringing all manner of evil, confusion, and destruction into homes. The enemy knows that once he can destabilize homes, it will be much easier for him to destabilize nations. Everyone is a product of a home. A godly home produces a godly society, while an ungodly home produces an ungodly society.
The Enemy’s Attack on the Home
Satan has not changed his strategy. He attacked the first family in Eden, and he is still attacking families today. His mission has always been as described in John 10:10:
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
Every crisis in homes—whether quarrels, infidelity, rebellion, hatred, or disunity—has a spirit behind it. The enemy uses anger, pride, selfishness, and bitterness to create cracks in families so that love will fade and God’s purpose will be hindered.
I often wonder: When did husbands and wives cease to love each other? Where is the initial attraction that brought them together? Has it completely faded away? When love begins to die in a home, it is evidence that an unfriendly atmosphere is being stirred by the powers of darkness. But that spirit shall be dealt with today in Jesus’ name.
Why the Devil Fights Homes
- To frustrate God’s divine purpose – If families do not stand, the command of Genesis 1:28 cannot be fully realized.
- To weaken society – A broken home produces broken children, and broken children build a broken nation.
- To stop generational blessings – God’s blessings flow through families, but Satan introduces curses, hatred, and division to cut off godly heritage.
- To contaminate Christian testimony – Even Christian homes are under siege today. When Christian marriages collapse, the testimony of Christ is weakened before the world.
This is why 1 Corinthians 10:12 warns us:
“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”
No family should assume it is immune to Satan’s attack. Even the homes we thought would stand the test of time are now collapsing. This is why we must be intentional, prayerful, and watchful over our homes.
Raising an Altar of Prayer for Our Homes
The solution to demonic invasion in homes is prayer. The Bible says in Psalm 127:1:
“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”
We must return to God, the foundation of all homes, and raise an altar of prayer. Prayer repairs broken foundations, restores love, revives unity, and re-establishes God’s authority over our homes.
When we call on Him in sincerity, mercy will speak expressly. God’s mercy can heal every wound, restore every broken marriage, deliver every rebellious child, and silence every demonic voice rising against families.
Practical Steps to Protect Our Homes
- Return to God as the foundation – Every home must be Christ-centered.
- Consistent family altar – Prayer and the Word of God must be established daily in the home.
- Forgiveness and Love – Ephesians 4:32 says: “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Without forgiveness, love cannot thrive
- Resist the devil – James 4:7 says: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Families must actively resist every satanic influence through prayer and obedience to God’s Word.
Beloved, the family is the first institution God created, and He has not changed His mind about blessing it. Satan knows this, which is why he is unleashing heavy attacks against homes today. But we have assurance in Romans 8:37: “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
As we raise an altar of prayer today, may God deliver our homes from every demonic attack, restore every broken foundation, and cause His peace and love to reign in our families.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen!
Prayer
- Father, we thank You because You are the foundation of all families of the earth. We thank You for all Your promises to the families. 2 Corinthians 1:20 – “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.”
- Father, we thank You for Your mercies, goodness, and faithfulness to our homes. Lamentations 3:22–23 – “It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
- As we come to seek Your face today, let Your mercy speak expressly concerning my home. Hebrews 4:16 – “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
- I plead the blood of Jesus Christ over the foundation of my home. Let Your blood speak better things concerning my home in the name of Jesus Christ. Hebrews 12:24 – “And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.”
- Oh Lord, let the blood of Jesus Christ root out every inherited curse that wants to wage war against my marital bliss in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Oh Lord, let Your presence tabernacle in my household. Reign over my household. Let every power, principality, and personality reigning over my household be dethroned now in the name of Jesus Christ.
- By the authority in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I command Satan and his host out of my household now in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Every demonic influence over our homes is broken in Jesus’ name.
- Every spirit of hatred, misunderstanding, and strife is cast out in the name of Jesus.
- Every inherited curse that wants to turn me into a single parent, the yoke is broken now in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Every handwriting of ordinances written against my bloodline to turn me into a single parent, the blood of Jesus Christ blots it out now in the name of Jesus Christ.
Colossians 2:14 – “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.” - The door of my household, in the realm of the spirit, is shut against evildoers, manipulators, deceivers, afflicters, strange women, and strange men in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Oh Lord, help every member of my family not to bring in an accursed thing that will expose our home to demonic invasion in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Oh Lord, by the covenant of mercy, if there is any accursed thing in my household knowingly or unknowingly, let the blood of Jesus Christ locate it now, neutralize it, and destroy it completely in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Every home on the verge of collapsing, by the covenant of everlasting sure mercies of David, such homes are rescued now in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Every home that has collapsed, by Your righteous right hand that does valiantly, let such homes be restored now in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Every wounded heart is healed by the balm of Gilead in the name of Jesus Christ.
Jeremiah 8:22 – “Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?” - Oh Lord, grant every heart sufficient grace to forgive and let go in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Oh Lord, whatever has eluded our homes, let it be restored now in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Oh Lord, let the love of Christ reign afresh in our marriages in the name of Jesus Christ.
- My children will be vessels of honor, not instruments in the hands of the devil in the name of Jesus Christ.
- My home will fulfill Genesis 1:28 and be a light to society in Jesus’ name.
Genesis 1:28 – “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” - In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, we forbid early widowhood, emptiness, wilderness experience, and desolation in our homes. Psalm 91:16 – “With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.” Psalm 118:17 – “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.”
- We shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth children for trouble. Our seed shall be blessed of the Lord. Isaiah 65:23 – “They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.”
- Our families will increase and prosper according to God’s appointed time.
Isaiah 60:22 – “A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.” - Oh Lord, multiply us as a family, and we shall not be few; glorify us, and we shall not be small. Jeremiah 30:19 – “And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.”
- The sun shall no more go down upon our homes; the Lord shall be our everlasting light and our glory. Isaiah 60:20 – “Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.”
- Oh Lord, let Your covering shield our homes from sudden destruction and calamities. Psalm 91:10 – “There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.”
- Isaiah 8:18, “Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.”
- Father, according to Your word, none shall be barren in our land. None shall lack his or her mate. Fruitfulness, increase, and joyful companionship shall be the portion of every family in the name of Jesus Christ. Exodus 23:26 – “There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.”
- Thank You, Father, for answered prayers. Glory, honor, and adoration be to Your holy name. Amen.