JAMES 5:16B:
"The prayer of
a righteous person is powerful and effective." (NIV)
"The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." (KJV)
"The prayer of
a righteous person has great power as it is working." (ESV)
"The earnest
prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful
results." (NLT).
"The earnest (heartfelt,
continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic
in its working]." (AMP)
As I walked to varsity earlier
this morning, I thought to myself – damn, this prayer business is really
dangerous! I mean when you pray, in faith, according to His will and dare to
believe (have faith), things are gonna happen!
I have seen first-hand what James
was talking about in the verse above! From a man being delivered from over 20
years of alcohol addiction to ridiculous financial interventions (and
supplication) from what could only be God’s hand, to confirmation of life
partners, to a top management position (CEO level) being handed (yes handed) to
a woman who a) did not know about the company b)did not apply for the job
(somebody shout FAVOR!)… And those are just a handful from a bag of results
this prayer has produced in the 5months of 2013.
What’s most fascinating for me
currently is how God can work in you and cause you to be amazed at yourself
because what you’re doing is so “unlike your natural self”. Like with habits
and personality traits that we want to change but often can’t – pray about
them, and ask God to have free reign over changing, uprooting them – you’ll
find yourself doing things that are “out of character” because He is changing
your orientation, your appetite and well…doing more than what you asked for!
They say, be careful
what you wish for? I say, be careful what you pray for…
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