Mountain Prayers (1 Kings 18:41-44)
His Prayer was Earnest
James 5:16-17
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(NIV)
Elijah was sincere about his prayer. He prayed with great passion and fervency. He was moved to a place of prayer that many of us fail to go to. His soul was moved with the need of the people. He felt the pressure of the thing he prayed for! May the Lord deliver us from weak prayers that avails nothing! May the church be a place of fervent prayer! As we are praying sincerely, specifically and unselfishly, God is answering the prayers of his people. Yes, there are many more request that we need to continually bring before the Lord, but stop and give thanks right now for what God is doing. That is one important reason to come to church. When you are still believing God for something in your life, your faith is built up when you hear of how God is moving in other people’s life. Continue to pray for God to BreakThrough!!
