Prayer Can Accomplish Much

“… The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.”  James 5:16

Many years ago friends of mine were in dire financial shape.  The husband had an industrial injury and was off work for months, leaving the family without income because the company he worked for fought his claim for disability pay.  They struggled to pay the monthly bills. 

Their monthly house payment was $400.00, which at the time was a lot of money, but every month they somehow came up with the cash to make the payment.  The couple credited God’s blessing on them that they were able to do this.  One month, they had no idea where they would get the money to make the house payment.  Then out of the blue the wife’s parents, who had never given them a dime, sent a check for $300.00.  My friend said she prayed and thanked God for the money, and added that it was not quite enough to make the payment.

The next day in the mail she received letter from Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes stating that she was a winner; enclosed was a check for $100.00.

A few months later, the husband returned to work and of course, shortly thereafter, a check came for the lump sum amount of the disability payments he had been denied. 

That is the way it is with God.  When we pray and we do not see any way that a problem can be resolved, God has already got it covered.  He is just waiting for us to ask. 

Prayer can accomplish much.