February 23 Because of PRAYER… James 5:16
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (James 5:16)
In my study of prayer, and those who were prayer warriors, I have discovered that the words of James are absolutely correct. When we study the life of John Wesley, we see that he prayed for revival to come to his beloved England, and it did, and the nation was spared the trauma and horrible conditions of the French Revolution! I remember the sermons and prayers of a Puritan Minister, named Jonathan Edwards, and the words of one of his famous sermons, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” and he prayed for repentance and for lives to be changed, and a great revival came to the colonies, because of PRAYER! I recall that a simple country preacher, with faith and determination, prayed for his brother for forty years, and, this brother, came to Christ, because of HIS GRACE and Daddy’s PRAYER! Friends, regardless of the circumstances, situations or distress, God is still in the SAVING BUSINESS and HE is STILL ANSWERING PRAYERS! There is a REVIVAL breaking out in the Asbury College and it is an indication that people, you and I, are ready, hungry, and open for REVIVAL to BREAK OUT, right here, right now! BE A PART OF THE MOVEMENT! Pray for our nation, each other, and the blessings that are to come! PRAY, PRAY, PRAY… “ The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much!!!! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!