JUST PRAY

Jas 5:13-14 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray... (14) Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Prayer is so very powerful. Prayer is our direct connection to the Kingdom and through the promise of Christ, access to the ear of God Almighty. When there is more than just you praying, the prayer circuit becomes an even higher priority through the celestial exchange. I'm not completely certain how it all works, I just know that it does and the results are often breath-taking.

I suppose if I had to hazard a guess, I do believe that a typical prayer might flow something like this; The prayer begins in our heart. As the words of that prayer travels to the lips, whether silent or audible, the Holy Spirit translates our fleshly prayer language into the spiritual frequency of God. As a believer, the moment the prayer (or the prayers of those who are with you) are received on the Kingdom switchboard, The light of Jesus flashes brightly. This tells God that the incoming prayer is inbound from one of His own. God listens closely to these prayers. He loves to hear our voices. God answers these prayers. Prayers that bring glory to the Father, the Son and to the Holy Spirit are all answered. They are answered in His time and in His way. Yes, sometimes, even a no to a prayer is an answer. He always answers the prayers of those who are His.

When is the last time someone prayed for you? Actually laid hands on you? It happened to me last week as I was about to be operated on. There I was, just got situated on the operating table, the team was gathered around and I said a short prayer of God's blessing on the members of the surgical team. Every member of medical professionals gather around me, placed their hands on my chest and prayed for me. I had tears in my eyes. Then, came the mask on my face and it was lights out. I went out knowing that I was in good hands. Prayer works. Prayer is powerful.

Apostle Paul wrote in his Epistle to the Ephesians;

Eph 6:18-20 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, (19) and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, (20) for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Pray for me. I can always benefit from prayer, always!

Father, please continue to teach us effective prayer. Show us Your way, give us the wisdom to lean greatly on the Holy Spirit within us, to guide and offer prayers that bring glory to You and serve to honor Your will and Your way, Amen.

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