Prayer is a spiritual tool given to us by God to serve Him, not just communication with God . When Jesus' disciples inquired of Him on how to pray, they were willing to learn how to use the spiritual tool of PRAYER to serve the interest of God; not to use it as a means to make known to God what's on our grocery list.

God looks at the content within our heart, and when He sees it to be an honest and good heart as our Lord Jesus Christ taught in Luke 8:15, He corrects us when we are running into errors  by His Spirit which dwells in us.

God is a holy God and He doesn't dwell where sin is, that is the spirit of disobedience. When God registers sin, He withdraws His presence which is His Spirit. In Exodus 33, God was displeased with Israel and withdrew His presence when he registered an attitude which was not driven by His word and His Spirit, but sent an angel before them lest He consumed them on the way because of their stiff-nakedness. In the case of Israel in Exodus 33, the presence of an angel did not signify the presence of God. 

God is the only one who blesses and God gives us grace to be gracious unto others.

Psalm 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect converting the soul.  The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple. Verse 10. More to be desired are they than Gold, yea than much fine gold. Sweeter than the honey and the honeycomb. If the word of God is true for the individual,it is also true for the church. If in our prayers the lord Jesus Christ tells us to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, God wants the church as a whole to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

Our Lord Jesus Christ died and resurrected to make His spirit accessible to His own elect and therefore we are dead to sin and alive to righteousness. Dead to sin in that the spirit of disobedience has left us and alive to righteousness in that the spirit of Christ has replaces the spirit of disobedience that left our body.  

 How does the church build in vain? The church builds in vain when the clergy and church leadership do the church without revelation from our Lord Jesus Christ who is the founder and head of the church. True revival produces Godly personalities as false revival increase the quantum of religious activities God sees as vain.

... For i know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgement... (Genesis 18:19). Abraham had this testimony from God; He was a prophet, a priest and a king. Sarah knew this divine role of Abraham hence called him "My Lord".   

Understanding marriage as an institution created by God and for God. Marriage is used to serve the purposes and will of God.

Understanding "At the mention of the name of Jesus Christ, every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess Jesus is Lord."