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October 15
EFFECTUAL FERVENT PRAYING

Scripture: James 5:16 “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.”

    When we study and meditate on the Word of God, we well discover certain portions of the Word inspiring us to pray and promoting prayer in our lives.  For example, James 5:13-18 says, “Is any among you afflicted?  Let him pray. Is any merry?  Let him sing Psalms.  Is any sick among you?  Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.  And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they
shall be forgiven him.  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.  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.  And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.”  
    We are inspired to pray personally; “Let him pray”.  We are urged to pray as a group.  “Let them pray”.  We are encouraged to pray the prayer of faith, believing that God will answer (v. 15). The prayer here that gets results is called “the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man.”
    We are told that Elijah’s prayer was earnest.  Prayer was meant to get results when he prayed.  And so should it be with us.  We must pray fervently and earnestly if we expect to get results.
    E. M. Bounds says, “Prayers must be red hot.  It is the fervent prayer that is effectual and that availeth.  Coldness of spirit hinders praying; prayer cannot live in a wintry atmosphere.  Chilly surroundings freeze out petitioning; and dry up the springs of supplication.
It takes fire to make prayers go…
     The fervency in prayer can only come through spiritual promotion, imported by the Word of God.  Without this fire, without this earnestness of prayer, our prayers will have no effect.