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July 28, 2021
Today’s Promise
My Prayers Are powerful
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
Jesus is on Your Side
Prayer is a powerful weapon. When you pray, you connect with God and release the power of heaven into any situation. Through prayer, people have been saved, healed, and transformed.
Two Phrases
Two phrases jump out at me in this promise.
The first is “effective prayer.” Effective prayer is prayer that makes a difference. It is prayer that is offered in faith and in line with the will of God.
Effective prayer comes from a righteous person. A righteous person isn’t someone who is perfect or sinless. A righteous person is someone who is living a God-centered and God-dependent life.
You may be thinking that only special and mature Christians can pray effectively. You don’t have to have a special anointing or be a preacher to pray with power. One of my favorite verses on prayer comes right after this promise.
In James 5:17, James says that Elijah prayed, and it didn’t rain. Then he prayed again, and it did rain. Now here is the part that blows me away – “Elijah was as human as you are….” Wow, Elijah prayed with power, and yet he was a person just like you and me.
When you pray, things happen. God gets involved and begins working in the situation.
The second phase is “can accomplish much.” When you pray, you are not just talking out loud. Prayer is not an exercise for the weak-minded to make them feel better. Prayer is connecting with the creator God and bringing His power and will into the problem.
Prayer releases heavenly forces to battle against the work of Satan in a situation. When you pray, your prayers will accomplish much because of your righteousness in Christ and your faith that God will work.
Look at that promise again.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. – James 5:16
Make these confessions.
- When I pray, I bring God into my circumstances.
- My prayers are powerful because God is directing them.
- My prayers are effective because I have Christ’s righteousness.
- When I pray, I release spiritual forces to bring about God’s will.
In Jesus name,
Amen
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How do you see your prayers? Are they powerful? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
You have no idea how much the daily promise is changing my life. Thanks to a family friend who sends it to me daily. Thank you so much for sharing His promises in such a unique way. May God bless you.
Misty, I am so glad it is a blessing to you. – Billy
Wow! You guys really blessed me with this. It reminded me how sin can hinder our prayers. The first thing this scripture deals with is sin. It just goes to show that God cannot be in sin, so in order to have powerful prayers that avail much we must first deal with our sin. That is what jumped out at me while i was reading this.
MY PRAYERS ARE POWERFUL;AMEN
THANKYOUJESUS;AMEN!!!!