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”.
