“The effective fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Elijah was a man with a nature like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would
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.” – James 15: 16 – 18
TODAY I want to put the accent,
the focus, on the word that best describes Elijah’s prayer – fervent. The word fervent,
which in the context of prayer, achieves so much in Godly response, means a
display of intensive passion. Our souls reflect our emotions, and this is apparent
to the God we turn to. When last did your shed tears while praying, praying
about a heartfelt emotion, be it for our own comfort, the loss of others, or
your own emotional stress caused by mourning, or regret? We must entrust our
passions to Him. “Fervent”, heartfelt, prayer, as much as it
hurts, heals – and brings new seasons of fruit and abundance.
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