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Powerful Prayers!
Did you know you had such prayer power to heal the sick, raise the dead and bring rain when the land was dry? We can pray and the rain will stop too! I am sure many are praying that lately! So many floods out there on the West Coast of US. I have been assured by my brother "Its not the end of the world yet!"
It made me smile to read that from him in text. So many people get scared that there will be another flood over the earth but people in Noah's adventure God said no more would He do that! So these floods in our lands are small things, but let's take it as a 'take note' and pray more today! Let's pray for those suffering hardships because of the over abundance of water flooding the lands. Or those who are snowed in on the eastern sides. our God shall supply all our needs according to His riches in glory, so let's pray for them!
Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. 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. Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops. James 5:14-18
Then let's sing praises as we are seeing and hearing the answers to the prayers.
I will sing praise with my whole being! Thanking God for all the things He has done, I will lift up His name today!
We can pray for one another, but sometimes people do not mention their needs, whether out of shame or fear. Fear of being embarrassed that they were weak or being judged by their peers. When we need prayer for direction or healing either one, we can go to a brother or sister in the Lord and pour out our needs to them, then together we can pray and lift up the needs
So do not be afraid to confess your sins to a believer who is stronger than you . The Word tells us to do so! It does not have to be a priest but it does need to be a brother or sister in the Lord. Who knows they may have suffered the same thing! Hardship, illnesses, or sins, can all be overcome by the power of the prayers we pray. Let's lift one another up today!
Just say; Pray for me, I need to overcome fear of failure. I need to know God loves me. I need healing, or maybe help me stop being lazy. It could be big or small God will answer it all!
By the way, if a brother or sister comes to you asking for prayer, just pr
ay! Do not judge them but accept that God has put you there to pray for them and love on them that they would release to Him their sins, and be free.
You could think of it like this; when you are carrying something like a peice of plywood you cant lift it yourself, but it needs to get to the place it belongs, so you call on a friend to help you carry it. They then lift it up to the spot where it can be put into use as it was purchased for. That place is where we need to be for our friends, brothers and sisters in the Lord, people who ask for prayer. Lift them up! Put them where they belong in His arms. Do the purpose your prayer was given to you to give for them.
Heavenly Father, help us to lift one another up without judgement, just to be helpful. Help us also to ask for the help lifting up our own prayers to You, knowing that two or more agreeing establishes and reaches You. Thank you for listening, in Jesus' name ...