James 5:16, ‘Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.’

’DAILY READING Matthew 6:1-18; Exodus 33:1-34:35; Proverbs 15

John Hyde was a missionary to India, he was an extraordinary man of prayer who became known as “Praying Hyde”. When he first arrived in India he found the people very unreceptive to the Gospel. For eight years he labored without any results. It seemed that no matter how hard he worked, no matter how many people he witnessed to, nothing happened. The lack of conversion drove him into deep prayer. He would spend hours and hours with The Lord, forgetting about sleep and food, standing  in the gap for believers and those to be saved. “Oh God, give me souls or I die!” would become one of his most famous prayers. He finally decided to pray and fast until there was revival. For some days he did not eat and he spent each day on his face before God praying that he would open up the hearts of the people.  At one time, during those days, he spent continuous hours on his knees, begging God for His power. The Indians began to call him “The man who never sleeps.” It was not long after those days before his prayers began to have their desired effect. After a time of fruitlessness on the mission field, the Lord started moving. The Sialkot Conventions were started in 1904 and there, God’s revival power would touch many missionaries and indigenous people, changing the landscape of spiritual India. 

Many saw the glory, but few knew the story of his desperate hunger. The truth is that you can experience a change of story, if only you are willing to pay the price of seeking until you find. Prayer is a ministry of the secret place, but God rewards you openly. Jesus promised in Mathew 21:22 that ‘all things,whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.’ Therefore, don’t give up too soon, don’t get easily discouraged. Keep praying because something is about to happen.

James 5:16 says ‘The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.’

“Effectual fervent prayer” is absolutely one of the keys to revival. To encounter God’s power you must be hungry for it. God is committed to filling those who hunger and thirst after righteousness. It is a law of the spirit that only the hungry get filled. Christianity is a faith of responsibility., every provision in scriptures has its conditions. And it is only those who seek that find. Indeed God will reward you when diligently seek Him. 

It is time therefore to pray and praise down revival. Enough of dwelling around the shallow waters, enough of making excuses for failure. Let us engage God’s power for our desired solutions. let us get into the depth of The Word, prayer and deep worship; there we will see God’s  power in a new and greater dimension. And in addition to fervent prayer we must also engage fervent praise. Praise will always guarantee us a raise, and gratitude will lead us to a higher altitude. 

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me a deeper hunger for prayer, praise and  Your Word. Help me Lord to experience the revival that will lead to my desired  change of story  in Jesus Name.

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Praise always guarantees you power for a raise, learning to praise God in season and out of season is key to fulfilling destiny. Wordbite 222