Points on Prayer

James 5:16 reports “the effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much". Prayer is powerful. We need to pray at all times. There is so much that will never happen in your life and mine apart from fervent and focused prayer!

What are some examples?  

1. Abraham's servant prayed, and Rebekah appeared.

2. Jacob wrestled and prayed, and Esau's mind was turned from twenty years of revenge.

3. Moses prayed, and Amalek was struck.

4. Hannah prayed, and Samuel was born; and her enemy, Peninah was confounded.

5. Isaiah and Hezekiah prayed, and in twelve hours one hundred eighty-five thousand Assyrians were slain.

6. Elijah prayed, and there were three years of drought; he prayed again, and the rain came. 

PRAYER CHANGES THE WAY GOD ACTS. 

The practice of prayer has:

• Brought forth water from a baked rock in a trackless desert (Moses),

• Split the waters of the Jordan (Elijah, Elisha and Joshua),

• Subdued the strength of fire (three Hebrews),

• It has bridled the rage of lions (Daniel),

• Hushed the anarchy of the Egyptian mob (Moses),

• Extinguished the terrors of wars (Hezekiah on Sennacherib),

• Calmed the raging storms (Christ),

• Expelled the occupation of demons (Paul on girl of Philippi),

• Burst the chains of death (Elijah, Peter, Paul & Christ ),

• Unlocked the doors of prisons (Peter by the saints),

• Expanded the borders of the Kingdom (Lord of harvest, laborers ),

• Cut short the ravages of disease (Peter for Dorcas),

• Exposed fakes (Peter on Ananias & Saphira),

• Saved cities from destruction (Jonah on Ninevah),

• Held the Sun in the sky (Joshua at Gibeon),

• Dried the skies of rain (Elijah on Ahab).

Prayer is...

• An all sufficient supply of power,

• An endless vein of treasures to be mined,

• An overflowing spring that never runs dry,

• A glorious view of heaven that can never be obscured,

• A place of peace never invaded and

• A fountain of blessing never exhausted!

GOD RESPONDS TO PRAYER