What a magnificent place to worship Him, among His creation, nature’s abundant 'prayer room’.
Through much prayer, it became clear that for all that God desired to do here, He desired to do firstly through worship and prayer. God calls His House a House of Prayer (Matthew 21:13) and we believe that He is calling our land to become a House of Prayer. Just as David was worshiping in the cave, and so dwelt the presence of God (1 Samuel 19), we desire to worship Him, because He is worthy (Psalm 145:3) and so His presence dwells with us here (Psalm 139:7).
Smoke in Chimneys is named as a metaphorical reference to the fire we are igniting here through prayer and worship as an offering and as a symbol of His presence. It is also a metaphor for new life coming to the farm, as we ‘put smoke back into the old chimneys.’
God, as the creator and savior, is a God of blessing, as we see through the life and words of Jesus (Ezekiel 34). We are called then to not only be people of prayer and worship, but to be people of blessing. We desire for His presence, and our blessings, to not only affect our land but to flood over the boundary lines and deeply bless our community.
We also believe that, as His children, what we do affects the land physically and spiritually. We desire to steward our land and animals with the knowledge that they are firstly God’s and as we speak blessings over the land, and act as a blessing to the land, we believe the land will respond as it does in scripture (Deuteronomy 11:13-15). His creation continually cries out for Him and groans for the present time (Romans 8:19). What a magnificent place to worship Him, among His creation, nature’s abundant 'prayer room’.
We believe God specifically desires for our communal prayer life to reflect the rhythms He has already established as a sign of His faithfulness and unconditional love. These rhythms, of sunrise and sunset, are ones that move with and reflect the rhythms of the seasons, which in turn reflect the seasons of life, and are a picture of His resurrection, His redemption and grace, and His faithful promise to bring new life. Come and partner with us in prayer and worship at Smoke In Chimneys.