Day 7: A Man Just Like Us
A Man Just Like Us
Prayer is such an important element in the life of the believer. It is our direct connection with God. Whose prayers will God answer? Ours, if we trust in Jesus as Savior. James tells us that Elijah was a man with a nature just like ours. He was just like us. He had similar passions as we do. In God’s eyes, the great prophet Elijah was just like any other righteous person. James tells us that the primary qualification for answered prayer is that we are righteous – we trust in Jesus as Savior. So, what did this ordinary servant of God do? He prayed! And God answered his prayer. God will answer the prayers of His people.
We are told to confess our sins one to another and pray for one another so that we may be healed. How ordinary are we? We are so ordinary that we may even sin. But by confessing our sins, we remain in good standing before God. Then, when we pray for healing, God will answer that prayer.
Believe it or not, your (yes you) prayers matter to God! Your prayer has great power, and it is working! Elijah’s power was in the fact that he trusted in God and he prayed. Our power is that we trust in the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. When we pray - things happen! Therefore, let us confidently approach the throne of God. Why should we approach God in prayer? We pray because our prayers release God’s great power. Let us pray for one another! Let us bring our concerns to God. No concern is insignificant! Just bring it to God! It is not that we are praying with power. The great working of power is manifested as God answers our prayers. Don’t stop praying!
Our prayer target today is to stop the comparison traps with other believers and their faith and believe God desires to hear from you. Keep giving everything to God in prayer.
James 5:16–18 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
We are told to confess our sins one to another and pray for one another so that we may be healed. How ordinary are we? We are so ordinary that we may even sin. But by confessing our sins, we remain in good standing before God. Then, when we pray for healing, God will answer that prayer.
Believe it or not, your (yes you) prayers matter to God! Your prayer has great power, and it is working! Elijah’s power was in the fact that he trusted in God and he prayed. Our power is that we trust in the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. When we pray - things happen! Therefore, let us confidently approach the throne of God. Why should we approach God in prayer? We pray because our prayers release God’s great power. Let us pray for one another! Let us bring our concerns to God. No concern is insignificant! Just bring it to God! It is not that we are praying with power. The great working of power is manifested as God answers our prayers. Don’t stop praying!
Our prayer target today is to stop the comparison traps with other believers and their faith and believe God desires to hear from you. Keep giving everything to God in prayer.
James 5:16–18 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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