Meditate On
...The earnest (heartfelt, continued)
prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its
working].
James 5:16, AMP
What
Earnest Prayer Is To God
The Bible tells us that when Elijah prayed
earnestly that it would not rain, it did not rain on the land for three years
and six months (James 5:17).
You might be thinking, That must’ve been
some prayer! I’d like to learn how to pray like that. So how did Elijah pray
“earnestly”? You’ll be surprised to know that his prayer was not a long,
intense, sweat-inducing prayer. No dropping to his knees to plead with God for
hours or days. Elijah’s earnest prayer was just a simple declaration of faith:
“As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew
nor rain these years, except at my word” (1 Kings 17:1). He simply declared in
faith that there would be no rain.
My friend, can you see that our idea of
praying earnestly is very different from that of God’s? Today, you don’t have
to beg God for your miracle, because He is more than willing to meet your need.
All you need to do is to trust His grace and speak to your mountain in faith.
That’s praying earnestly to God. That’s an effective prayer that will produce
dynamic, wonderful results!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
