![]() ![]() Yahweh is the source of all righteousness. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.” ( James 5:17-18)Įlijah was an ordinary man with great faith in God. “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Prayer, individually and corporately, is powerful. “ Healed is sometimes used for physical healing, but it is also used metaphorically for spiritual restoration,” Moody Bible Commentary explains, “the metaphorical sense being preferred in light of James’s apparent emphasis on spiritual strengthening.” God places us purposefully in each others lives, for accountability, intercession in prayer, conviction, encouragement, and ways we may never know were His until we look back to see His hand in our every situation and conversation. He implored them, applicable to our present hearts, to remember and embrace the power of prayer. James implored early Jewish Christians in his letter, who were scattered and facing difficulty, to confess their sins to and pray for one another. “Prayer has to come from the right heart,” Stormie Omartian explains, “because when you’re praying for someone else, you can’t be praying manipulative prayers or angry prayers or prayers with unforgiveness in your heart.” Strongholds of sin can deceitfully develop inwardly, restricting our reliance on the power of God to reveal, convict, heal and restore. Scripture records many prayers to God, asking Him to search the heart, cleanse hidden sin, renew and restore. “Prayer is effective,” Jonathan Parnell explains, “not because of great men who pray, but because of a great God who in Christ graciously hears his people.” Jesus is the living word of God, and He is always with us! We are ordinary people, whom God hears because of who He is. It is this power of the living God in us which makes prayers of the righteous powerful. Jesus’ powerful sacrifice on the cross made a way for the Holy Spirit to abide in every Christ follower.Ĭounselor and Comforter, He intercedes on our behalf and translates our prayers. The Holy Spirit, living in every Christ follower, intercedes for us through prayer and in prayer with the Father in heaven. The power of prayer reaches beyond our human ability to properly express and understand what our souls need from God. “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.” ( James 5:16) What the Bible Says about How Prayer Changes Things “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,” Paul wrote, “filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God” ( Philippians 1:9-11). ![]() However, we’re more than anxious to find out.Through Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit living in us prays our prayers to God, rendered to accurately express what we actually need, according to God’s will for our lives. Sending fans into a frenzy at just the prospect, we can’t even fathom what kind of magic the trio would cook up in the studio. Not only did the ‘Prayer Changes Things’ singer oblige, she also suggested the two call on Sullivan to assist. While onboard, the GRAMMY winner discussed her new album ‘B7’ ( click here to stream) and even gave viewers a peek at her new music video, ‘Borderline’ (which can also be seen by clicking here).Īs the two exchanged pleasantries, Bran petitioned Burrell to duet on a future song. Start at the 5:35 mark:įans of Burrell’s online vocal masterclass, ‘Fill Up the Middle,’ were filled with joy to learn B-Rocka was the most recent episode’s special guest. Not even a year after Brandy and Jazmine Sullivan were forced to abandon a highly-anticipated duet with Fantasia due to “industry politics” (as we reported here), the powerhouse duo may be set to join forces with another one of the most revered voices in music: Gospel icon Kim Burrell.
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