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Your prayers make things happen!

Jesus taught this powerful principle in the Lord’s prayer: “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” We are to ask God every day for His will to be done on earth, in our sphere of influence. When we take our place as His stewards and take authority and responsibility for our region via our prayers and scriptural declarations, that is when we see His will revealed on Earth. God partners with His Body for His will to be done on Earth. As an example, God told Elijah to declare that it would not rain in the region, so when Elijah declared God’s will on earth, it stopped raining. Even though it was God’s will, it didn’t stop raining until Elijah declared it. Similarly, when God wanted it to rain again over two years later, He told Elijah to declare that it would rain, so when Elijah declared in on the Earth realm, it began to rain. (James 5:17) The key here is that when God created us, He declared that we are His stewards on this Earth. Whenever God declares anything, it becomes a law in Heaven and Earth, so man is in charge because God said so! Because of this, God Himself submits to His own word, so when He does something on Earth, He works with and through mankind, who are His stewards on Earth. Even when it was time to address the sin issue, God had to become man and die on the cross, because man is the authorized agent to deal with matters pertaining to Earth. Your prayers are powerful and needed in this day. James 5:16 “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” Nothing happens until we pray and declare God’s word on Earth, over our families, our ministries, our businesses and our communities! Take responsibility and ensure that you are daily praying even as our Lord commanded.

Psalms 119:89 Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].

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Where are the effective, fervent prayers?

James 5:17 says “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much”. The word “fervent” means, exhibiting great intensity of feeling; Zealous. So when you see a righteous person praying, it’s not like what many do today, which is to say to someone, “we send our prayers and thoughts.” That is not true, biblical prayer. A person who exhibits righteous prayer cries out to God with all of their heart. Their prayers are intense, passionate and zealous. They don’t give up until they see their answer. They are like the widow in Luke 18:1. Even as the verse says, their prayers are “effective,’ because they get results. How is your prayer life at this point? Do you even have time for prayer? This is vital because nothing really happens unless someone prays! We can complain, cry, scream, criticize, and the like. However, in our hearts we innately know that nothing good comes out of that. It’s only when we fervently pray in faith, and not give up, that we will really see the types of results that we are looking for. Determine to step up your prayer life this year. Be like Elijah, and impact your generation!

James 5: 17 – 18 “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit”.