Effective Prayer

James 5:14-16 (KJV) 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.

In this section of the 5th chapter of James, it is talking about prayer that accomplishes. These verses are not talking about fellowship, but are pointing out a specific aspect of talking to Father God about needs, and more specifically, physical needs. In other words, when you have serious needs that need serious prayer, get prayer or pray with someone who knows who they are in Christ. Someone who knows they are seated in heavenly places with Christ, who knows the authority they have in Jesus, and the power that is available to them that believe. Because the next part of that verse says they are to "pray over him". That does not mean just merely speaking words and making requests while physically standing over a person. It means praying from a position of authority. To pray above the circumstance or problem from a position of inheritance, not alongside from a position of need. In every sense of the word, it means to take authority over a problem, circumstance, sickness or situation from a position of faith knowing what rightfully belongs to you in Christ Jesus! Verse 16 says that it is the effective, fervent prayer, or powerful prayer that gets things done! Some people pray with the attitude that they are going to "bombard the gates of heaven" with their prayers. Why in the world would you want to stay out there? God says to come boldly into the throne room! So when you pray, or when you have someone pray over you, pray with a spirit of power and boldness from your position in Jesus Christ! Look at the person who is about to pray over you, do they know there position in Christ? You don’t won’t someone praying over you that there life is in a disaster because they don’t know the authority they have in Jesus. What I’m saying, you don’t won’t just any one praying for you. Empty words will only produce empty results.

May God Bless you EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY, ABOVE ALL YOU CAN ASK OR THINK!