Have you ever thought about how you have privilege and power because of Jesus.  We all do who are followers of Him.  His work has given us the privilege of access to God in prayer whenever we want.  We also have power because the Bible tells us over and over just how powerful prayer really is.  I’m not sure we fully understand that power or I think we might pray more often and more fervently.  Let’s look at what James tells us about prayer in James 5. 

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. 17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

I pray that we would be people of prayer.  I truly believe that often God wants to bless us in ways beyond our imagination He is simply waiting for us to ask.  Let’s use our privilege and tap into our power and cry out to God in prayer. Today and tomorrow we will be having a Pastor’s retreat.  I ask that you might pray for God to lead and guide our time and we might come back with new strength and vigor and plans for the great things God wants to do. 

In His Grip,
Pastor Dave