The Prayer That Works
James 5:16
Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
God wants you to have answers to prayers. He doesn't want you to seek Him in vain.
Isaiah 45:19 tells us
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right
God said He never said to the descendants of Jacob to seek Him in vain. God has not said to seek Him in vain. But you must know how to pray the prayer that works. Today's opening verse tells us that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. The Amplified Version puts it this way: ''.... the heartfelt, continued, prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available, which is dynamic in its working.”
Firstly, the prayer that works is that which is prayed in faith, according to the Word of God. God is not committed to answer any prayer that is contrary to His will. He will only answer prayers prayed according to His will. Therefore make sure to pray according to the provision in the Word. Amen!
Secondly, prayers must be rendered unto God with fervency - an outburst of a heartfelt desire. Prayer is not prayer until desire is involved. Mark 11:24 tells us that whatsoever we desire when We pray, we must believe that we receive them, and we shall have them. Desire according to the Word starts off prayer. You must have a heartfelt, boiling desire for what you are asking God for. When prayer is prayed in faith according to God's Word, and with a heartfelt desire, it makes tremendous power available that is dynamic in its working. Don't pray to God just with your lips. Don't pray just with your words. Pray in faith, and pray with boiling point fervency erupting from your heart to the Lord; and God will answer you! Amen!
The easiest way to well up desire for what you require of the Lord is to meditate on the Word that promises that thing, and see yourself possessing it. You must see answers to prayers before you see them in physical manifestation. When you see the end from the beginning, then your faith and desire can go through the process to get there.
Prayer works. Especially the passionate, authoritative prayers you see filling the Psalms, the Gospels, and the New Testament. Thanks for this fine one.
Thanks for contributing to the church Boykhilo. A sincere prayer from our heart is one that pleases God. Just like talking to a parent, we have to talk to God with respect.
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Prayer is one of the most important things any child of God cannot ignore. We need to pray but it is also necessary that we know what make prayer works.
It is indeed sad when you have prayed and yet you have received no answers. I'm glad you have shared with us things that makes prayer works.
Thank you
Don't throw away prayers because you are discouraged when it doesn't seem to work.
Be steadfast,faithful and have faith in God.
Prayers that work isn't merely a matter of
gift or personality.
You must be positive and see God answered your prayers even before he does, that way we already have faith that he has answered our prayers and so physically our prayers would definitely be answered by him.
We just have to be faithful and believe in him for our prayers to be answered.
Yes that is true God want us to get answers when we pray that is the reason why Christians must be submissive when praying and open up our heart desires up him for he alone can help us.
Prayers are best gift from GOD to us, If we truely prayer with our hearts, GOD will nevery denei our prayers.
God is always committed to answering us whenever we call on Him.
We need to keep asking, keep seeking and keep knocking.
We commune to God through prayers.
We need faith to connect with God,
We need a lifestyle that pleases Him,
We need a heart that forgive his fellow human being,
We need to speak His word back to Him and we need to watch our desire/motive
God is always ready to answer us if only we call according to His laid down principles. Most a times some complained that they don't receive answer to their prayers whereas their prayers might be to satisfy their own selfish interest and not to the glory of God .
We need to ask in faith and in obedient to God while keep meditating on His word and keep praising Him believing that He is God that answers prayers.
God is always committed to answer us but He check the motive behind our call.
Most Christian pray but fail to walk in their prayer.After praying a lot seems to still complain and worry.walking in your prayer is believing God that He has already answer every prayer of yours.Prayer is always the key
God has established prayer as the means by which we receive his supernatural help. And without supernatural help, we cannot live a life worthy of the gospel. Everything that distinguishes Christians from the world in a Christ-exalting way is a work of God’s supernatural grace. And God has ordained that this grace flows to us through prayer. That’s why prayer must be central, not peripheral, in our lives and families and ministries.