Powerful and Effective Prayers
Sometimes it is hard to tear yourself away from the Internet,
the television, or the newspapers when you hear the frightening sounds of war
and the horrors of battle. We have a
direct pipeline to the litany of man’s inhumanity to man due to the brave men
and women who put themselves in harms way to share man’s depravity with the
world. If that was not enough, scientists are saying that they have not
contained the Ebola virus. If there was ever a time to pray, it is now.
Thank God that we know that powerful and effective prayers of
those who love God truly work (James 5:16). But there is something that God wants us to
know and that is community. The
scriptures say, “among you”. We are not
in this alone. If one of us is hurting,
we can go to our brothers and sisters for prayer and anointed oil (James 5:14).
We even have the privilege of confessing
our issues to those who we trust along with prayer for healing of anything
(James 5:15).
It is such a blessing being among
those who love the Lord. Let us remember
that we are the body of Christ and we can pray for each other and when we are
in agreement, God said that He would answer our prayer (Matthew 18:19).
This week, remember to pray for those
who are in the household of faith and, coming together in unity, we can pray
for all of those who have not yet made Jesus their Lord.
Please comment below and share
with others how you prayed with other saints and how the Lord answered prayer. You
can encourage others to do the same.
James 5:13-17
New International Version (NIV)
13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let
them sing songs of praise.
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to
pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the
Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so
that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and
effective.
Matthew 18:19
New
International Version (NIV)
19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you
on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my
Father in heaven.
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