Prayer’s Power

A short prayer influences more than a lengthy reprimand. Or an emotional outburst. Or constant reminders to change.

It is possible to move men, though God, by prayer alone. ~ J. Hudson Taylor

Words of Power

Prayers don’t have to be loud.  A gentle tongue has great power (see Proverbs 25:15).

Pray with quiet kindness.

Joel’s Perspective on God

The Lord is powerful. He utters his voice before his army; and the heavens and the earth quake (Joel 2:11; 3:16).”

The Lord is also gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love (Joel 2:13).”

Our powerful and loving Lord wants us to pray. He says, “Return to me with all your heart (Joel 2:12).”

Earnest prayer

Earnest prayer is wholehearted, fervent and urgent. It is the result of sincere and intense conviction that God is good, powerful, loving and wise.

The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results (James 5:16).

God Always Answers

I try to include God in all my conversations. I’m not always successful. But sometimes, when someone shares a concern, I respond with prayer.

Today He answered, almost immediately.

God wants people to know that He listens. He loves. He cares. He’s powerful. He’s good.

Powerful. Gentle. God.

The Sovereign Lord is coming in power. He will rule with a powerful arm. . . . He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart (Isaiah 40:10-11 NLT).

God responds to prayer with power and gentle love.

Ezekiel’s Prayer

He fell facedown, crying out, “Ah, Sovereign Lord! Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”

The Lord said, “Their sin is very great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of injustice (from Ezekiel 9:8-9).”

Later Ezekiel fell facedown again, crying out, “Ah, Sovereign Lord! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?”

This time the Lord said, “I will gather you from the nations and bring you back. I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them. They will be my people and I will be their God (from Ezekiel 11:13-20).”

A question that begs the issue can be a powerful prayer.