One of my favorite scriptures about prayer has always been: "...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." (James 5:16)
Yesterday, we watched Dr Ed Young preach a sermon about prayer and he explained this verse in great detail...
He explained what exactly a 'righteous' man was... And I know for a fact that am not one. I am sick. I am sin-sick. I have strayed away from the Truth...
The answer is prayer. The prayer of faith... What is that? It is not a matter of how MUCH faith we have.
It is faith in what...? -GOD...
The Greek word for Prayer in this verse means a specific prayer for a specific sin.
An Effective prayer is one that has energy and power.
What is Righteous...? How do we become righteous...? This is how it works...
We become righteous when we confess our sins and become 'ok' with God. Then we become 'ok' with ourselves. Then we become 'ok' with others... We ask forgiveness... Then we become righteous.
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