Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Effective and Powerful

The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
- James 5:16

Sometimes it is easy to think we can do it on our own, that if we are “good enough,” the Lord will smile upon us. If we do enough good works, we will “earn” our way to heaven.

We forget that sometimes all we need to do is pray. The Psalms were all about prayer: “He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea” (Psalms 102:17). Do you have a loved one who doesn’t know God? Is your marriage falling apart or have you lost a family member? Pray about it! There is nothing God doesn’t already know. He knows your deepest desires, your joys, pain, and hopes and He wants you to share those with Him.

Even Jesus needed to pray. Think about the night before He died: He went away to talk to God. He understood the need for that connection with God.

Prayer is more than just a conversation with God; it is the most powerful thing on this earth! When we pray, we allow God to work in our lives, and He fills us with His Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 6:18 reminds us, “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”

Go to Him in prayer today.

Further Reading

• John 17
• Luke 18
• Luke 22:39-46