Breath of Power - Week 10/05

Week 10: March 07 - 13, 2005

THE GREAT POWER OF PRAYER Part 1

Key Passage: James 5: 16-19

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. 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.

Prayer is one of the greatest forces man could release on the earth. It creates a dynamic link between the immortal God and the mortal man and makes available the power of the Omnipotent God to the feeble man. The test of a Christian’s strength is his prayer power. A man of prayer is like a mighty warrior. He is able to face the challenges before him with confidence and posses his inheritance by force. But if a man cannot pray effectively, he is like a weakling that is easily pushed and shoved around by his foes. Such a person is often shaky in his stand and his future is unsure.

Many great men and women of history who helped shape the destiny of their generations were people of prayer. Elijah was such a person. At a period of national spiritual relapse, he prayed and shut the heavens, and there was no rain for three and half years. When the people returned to God, Elijah declared, “There is a sound of abundance of rain”. He prayed fervently, casting himself of the ground on Mount Carmel, with his face between his knees like a woman in labor. He was so persistent in his prayers, sending his servant to look out for a sign, until he saw a finger of cloud rising from the sea (1 Kg 18: 41-44). The heavens broke loose, the cloud turned black, the wind rose and the downpour was great. Such is the impact of the fervent prayer of a righteous man.

Jonathan Edwards in 1745 prayed so earnestly among the American Indians until the snow melted around him and was stained by his blood. When he preached the memorable sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, the people became so overwhelmed by the presence and holiness of God that many held the church pillars crying, “Lord! Save us, we are slipping down to hell!” Charles G. Finney prayed so deeply, many times weeping and groaning in the Spirit that on many occasions his presence made sinners tremble and cry in repentance even before he spoke a word.

These people turned around the course of things in their times because of their prayers. Hannah poured out her soul to God in prayer and He opened her barren womb. Anna prayed and fasted night and day in the temple for many years until the Savior of the world was born. These testimonies should provoke us get to our prayer closets and pray open our heavens for our desired out pouring.

Pray Until Something Happens.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi



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	Week 10: March 07 - 13, 2005 THE GREAT POWER OF PRAYER Part 1 Key Passage: James 5: 16-19 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. 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. Prayer is one of the greatest forces man could release on the earth. It creates a dynamic link between the immortal God and the mortal man and makes available the power of the Omnipotent God to the feeble man. The test of a Christian’s strength is his prayer power. A man of prayer is like a mighty warrior. He is able to face the challenges before him with confidence and posses his inheritance by force. But if a man cannot pray effectively, he is like a weakling that is easily pushed and shoved around by his foes. Such a person is often shaky in his stand and his future is unsure. Many great men and women of history who helped shape the destiny of their generations were people of prayer. Elijah was such a person. At a period of national spiritual relapse, he prayed and shut the heavens, and there was no rain for three and half years. When the people returned to God, Elijah declared, “There is a sound of abundance of rain”. He prayed fervently, casting himself of the ground on Mount Carmel, with his face between his knees like a woman in labor. He was so persistent in his prayers, sending his servant to look out for a sign, until he saw a finger of cloud rising from the sea (1 Kg 18: 41-44). The heavens broke loose, the cloud turned black, the wind rose and the downpour was great. Such is the impact of the fervent prayer of a righteous man. Jonathan Edwards in 1745 prayed so earnestly among the American Indians until the snow melted around him and was stained by his blood. When he preached the memorable sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, the people became so overwhelmed by the presence and holiness of God that many held the church pillars crying, “Lord! Save us, we are slipping down to hell!” Charles G. Finney prayed so deeply, many times weeping and groaning in the Spirit that on many occasions his presence made sinners tremble and cry in repentance even before he spoke a word. These people turned around the course of things in their times because of their prayers. Hannah poured out her soul to God in prayer and He opened her barren womb. Anna prayed and fasted night and day in the temple for many years until the Savior of the world was born. These testimonies should provoke us get to our prayer closets and pray open our heavens for our desired out pouring. Pray Until Something Happens. Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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