BE EFFECTUAL IN PRAYER

*LIGHT FOR THE WAY*
(Daily Devotional)

Sunday 9th October 2016

Topic: Be Effectual In Prayer

Text: …The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man
availeth much ( James 5:16).

Elijah accomplished many things, but we find a
clue that connects his amazing anointing to his
prayer life. James 5:16 says that the effectual,
fervent prayer of a righteous person availeth
much. The Amplified Bible says this fervent
prayer “makes tremendous power available.” In
the Greek, “effectual fervent” is one single word
—energeo, meaning full of energy, working
active, and white hot. Our prayers need to be full
of energy—spirit, soul, and body. While there is a
place for quiet, calm prayer, there is also a time
for expressive prayer where your whole being
gets into it. In the verses to follow, it talks about
how Elijah was a normal person just like us. He
prayed that it would not rain for six months and
then prayed again for rain to return. If you read
the account in First Kings 18:41-44, you find
Elijah threw himself on the ground in prayer with
his head between his knees. This indicates a
very intense, expressive form of prayer.
While we don’t need to pray this way all the
time, we also can’t eliminate it either. There are
different expressions of prayer needed for
different things, and we need to be open to
them. Some expressions may include walking,
laying face down, lifting your voice, and so forth.
Just be open because the Lord needs prayer
where you will express yourself!

*PRAYER*

Holy Spirit, teach me how to move in different
realms in prayer and be open to different
expressions so that I may be used effectively in
prayer. I thank You that my prayers make great
power available! In Jesus’ Name, amen.

*1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN*

Zephaniah 1,
Zephaniah 2,
Zephaniah 3
Philippians
1:1-26
Proverbs
23:29-35,
Proverbs
24:1-4