James 5:16 (NKJV) Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
So many times we hear this verse quoted and then hear a discourse about praying until we get our answer… praying over and over again until God comes through.
We are led to believe that fervent prayer means praying repeatedly, praying repetitiously, until something happens.
But we’re here to tell you that this is not what God is telling us in this verse! Please read this and hear what God is saying.
We know that God wants us to pray fervently. There is no question about this. But what is fervent, anyway? What does it really mean?
fervent: felt very strongly, having or showing very strong feelings, exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling.
What would be some synonyms for fervent? How about these; ardent, fiery, burning, impassioned.
So we can see that fervent has nothing to do with repetition! It has everything to do with our heart being poured into something, and in this case, it means pouring our heart into prayer.
So God wants us to pray fervently, with everything in us, with passion, with intensity, and with faith that He will answer! Not with repetition and lack of heart.
Matthew 6:7 (NKJV) And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.
So take what God is speaking to us today and put it into practice, praying and seeking God fervently, with great passion, and fire from within us, pouring ourselves into it. And believe that He will answer.
Amen!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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