Your Prayer Tent!
"Moses took his tent and
pitched it outside the camp."
Exodus 33: 7
When a creative mother in Chicago noticed her son was anxious
during the pandemic, she came up with a biblical solution. Together
they made a prayer tent—a homemade pup tent—and set it up in a
corner of the boy’s bedroom.
Whenever he felt afraid, he could go there,
read his Bible or kids’ devotional book, pray,
and feel enclosed in safety.
The idea originated with Moses. In Exodus 33, when Moses was frazzled
by the idolatry of the children of Israel, he “took his tent and pitched it out
side the camp.” This wasn’t the famous Tabernacle, which would be
built later. This was an ordinary tent.
Some translations use the word “tabernacle,” but that is simply
another word for tent. This was an ordinary tent. Whenever Moses
entered it, the presence of the Lord descended and met with him.
You may want to literally build a prayer tent for yourself or your children.
Yet any quiet spot where we enter God’s presence in prayer is a special
place of safety. The Lord longs to be with us, to hear us, and to answer
our prayers.
"At the place of prayer, Jesus waits for you,
did you meet Him there, did you pray it through?"
William C. Poole
