The Power of Prayer

James 5:16 says "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."

I love this verse because of it's promise that the prayer of a righteous man is Powerful and Effective. I fear that we don't really believe this much anymore. Prayer is hard because it takes time, focus, energy, and commitment. But prayer is Powerful and Effective. We talk about prayer a lot but we don't pray like we should. Our families need our prayers intensely, our friends need our prayers immediately, our churches need our prayers without ceasing, and our country needs our prayers desperately.


We unfortunately can't change much ourselves but God can do so much through our prayers. Let me encourage you to make prayer a habit. This does not just mean praying at the dinner table or before bed, but prayer that will really shake things up. Pray without ceasing and I believe God will use us in powerful and effective ways.