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This is the place of power and healing!

Prayer is powerful! Prayer is communication, but it is so much more than that. It is fellowship with the Father. It is being transparent before God. It is trust in God, His character, nature and faithfulness. It is the place where you make your requests made known to God. It is also your legal tool to declare the will of God over yourself, your family, your church, your community and your nation. The Apostle James said that we need to pray for each other, and even confess our sins to each other so that we may be healed (James 5:16). Matthew 18:19 says: “Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.” While I am not an advocate for sharing your private life with just anyone, you should have someone that you trust that can pray with and for you. Effectual righteous prayer brings healing and restoration. It releases the power of God and produces wonderful results. It’s time to stop doing things on your own. Let go of any pride or shame that you may be carrying, and ask for prayer. You will be amazed at what God will do when you pray together with others.

James 5:16 “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”

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Where does the power come from?

People boasting about themselves is quite astounding. The scriptures remind us that we are like fragile clay jars. We are like the grass, that is here today, and gone tomorrow. Many boast of great things, and think that they are better than others, yet they are simply mis-guided, fragile human beings. The Apostle Paul realized that even though God used him mightily, it was God working mightily through him. The power came from God, not from him. Pride is a master sin. It turned the archangel Lucifer into the devil. If we are not careful, pride can destroy our purpose and destiny. Our joy should be that “Christ in us” shines through in all of our actions. Our highest desire should be that we bring glory to God in all of our actions, and not strive to build monuments unto ourselves. At the end of our lives, the only thing that will last is what we did for Jesus. All of the prideful actions will go the way of the wind. They will be forgotten. But what we do for God will endure for generations.

2 Corinthians 4:7 (NKJV) “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us”.

2 Corinthians 4:7 (NLT) “We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves”.