The
Ernest Prayer Of A Righteous Person
Has
Great Power
And
Produces Wonderful Results
Scripture
James
5
13 Are
any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you
happy? You should sing praises.
14 Are any
of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and
pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.15
Such
a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make
you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.
16 Confess
your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be
healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and
produces wonderful results.
17 Elijah
was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain
would fall, none fell for three and a half years!
Observation
What
God is saying to me as I read James 5 this morning, is that if I keep
myself close to Him and if I keep myself away from sin then my
prayers have great power and will produce wonderful results.
A
righteous person is not perfect, but it is someone who has decided to
put God first in his or her life.
I
am reminded as I think about this chapter of another verse that I
love: Romans 8 :11 “The
Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you...”
You
and I have been given the awesome privilege and the responsibility of
talking to God on behalf of other people.
Why
not take a few moments right now and lift up some people that God has
placed on your heart and talk to God on their behalf!
Remember
… “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and
produces wonderful results.”
Application
I
will pray for all the people that God places on my heart, knowing
that my God hears me and He will work in the lives of those that I
pray for.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, as I pray for people today I know that You hear me. I know
that if I ask according to Your will that You will also answer my
prayers. Help me to take time to pray for those in my family, for
those who I keep up with on Facebook, and for all of those that come
to my mind when I am praying, because I know that they came to my
mind because You placed them there. You are a Mighty God. Nothing is
too hard for You.
Daily
Bible Reading: James 1,2,3,4,5
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