Wednesday's Whisper

James 5:16-18

¹⁶ 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.

¹⁷ Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

¹⁸ And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

Good morning, and a Wonderful Wednesday to you all!

I love the above verses from the book of James for they give me hope that, if I will be fervent in my praying, God will be faithful in His answering! His word will not and cannot lie because He is the way, the truth, and the life. 

Many that I know and some I have only been told about are sick, and the sicknesses are severe. Without God's healing intervention, these individuals will eventually worsen. 

Elias, or Elijah, was a man just like we are; he was human. But, this man prayed earnestly that it might not rain. His prayer was answered, and no rain was seen for three and a half years. Then, he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and once again there was fruit on the earth. Elijah had a walk with God so His power source was vast and limitless. Elijah found power in prayer to make his own climate. As one minister said, Elijah was a thermostat - he changed the temperature, rather than being a thermometer that only shows the current temperature. We can be just like Elijah - through prayer we can bring about change.

I so want my prayers to be heard and answered today - not for myself, but for those who need miracles in their bodies. God is able, well able, and He knows no shortage of miracles. We are unable to comprehend just how much He can do and what He is planning on doing even now. Keep praying with faith - the answer is on its way!

An old song has been on my mind since I awoke, and I'll close with its powerful and true lyrics:

There's Power in Prayer

by The Hinsons

Verse One

Somewhere somebody is praying tonight

For a loved one who wandered away from the light

But faith reaches Heaven and God is aware

And forever it's changed 

In one moment of prayer

Chorus

Oh, there's power in prayer

Power to spare

All that you'll ever need

Is waiting right there

With just a few words

A child's faith

Then it's good-bye despair

Oh, there's power, so much power

There's power in prayer

Verse Two

A bed holds a body

That's periled in pain

The doctors have tried

But all hope is in vain

But, wait, someone's praying

In the midst of the gloom

And all at once the Great Physician

Steps into the room

On this Wonderful Wednesday, I pray we all hear the whisper of The Wonderful, assuring us that no prayer ever goes unheard and, in His time, the answer will come.

God bless you all until we meet again to share another spoonful!